(Poly)phenols in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Review

(Poly)phenols (PPs) may have a therapeutic benefit in gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of this review is to summarise the evidence-base in this regard. Observational evidence does not give a clear indication that PP intake has a preventative role for IBD or IBS, while interventional studies suggest these compounds may confer symptomatic and health-related quality of life improvements in known patients. There are inconsistent results for effects on markers of inflammation, but there are promising reports of endoscopic improvement. Work on the effects of PPs on intestinal permeability and oxidative stress is limited and therefore conclusions cannot be formed. Future work on the use of PPs in IBD and IBS will strengthen the understanding of clinical and mechanistic effects.     

多层螺旋CT小肠造影对炎症性肠病的诊断价值

探讨多层计算机断层扫描肠造影(CTE)在炎症性肠病(IBD)中的诊断及病情评估价值.研究纳入临床疑为IBD患者150例,最终确诊102例,分析CTE对IBD的临床诊断及疾病评估价值,并以结肠镜结果为参照,分析其对病变肠段定位的准确性.结果发现克罗恩病(CD)及溃疡性结肠炎(UC)患者肠壁增厚、肠壁异常强化、肠道狭窄、肠...     

Evaluation of Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Effectsof Chrysanthemum Stem and Leaf Extract on Zebrafish Inflammatory Bowel Disease Model

Present studies have shown that Flos Chrysanthemi has anti-inflammatory and other effects and regulates intestinal function, while the chrysanthemum stem and leaf as non-medicinal parts of chrysanthemum have similar chemical components with chrysanthemum, but the activity and mechanisms are rarely elucidated. Therefore, this study used a DSS-induced zebrafish inflammatory bowel disease model to study the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of chrysanthemum stem and leaf extracts. The results indicate that DSS induction leads to increased secretion of acidic mucin in the intestines of juvenile fish, enlargement of the intestinal lumen and the emergence of intestinal inflammation. Compared with the model group, each administration group differentially inhibited the expression of IL-1β, IL-8 and MMP9 in DSS-induced zebrafish, while upregulating the activity of superoxide dismutase. The quantitative analysis results showed that the flavonoids (including Linarin, Diosmetin-7-glucoside, Tilianin, etc.) and phenolic acids (including Isochlorogenic acid C, Isochlorogenic acid A, 1,3-Dicaffeoylquinic acid, etc.) in the alcohol extract were closely related with both anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity, while the polysaccharides were also shown a certain anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity. In conclusion, this study suggests that the flavonoids, phenolic acids and polysaccharides from chrysanthemum stem and leaf extracts can improve inflammatory bowel disease of zebrafish by regulating the expressions of IL-1β, IL-8 and MMP9.     

替硝唑联合盐酸左氧氟沙星对慢性盆腔炎患者的临床治疗价值

目的研究分析替硝唑联合盐酸左氧氟沙星对慢性盆腔炎患者的临床治疗价值。方法选取2015年9月至2016年9月期间在江西省共青城市人民医院治疗的90例慢性盆腔炎患者作为研究对象,采用随机数字表法将90例患者分为观察组和对照组,每组各为45例,评价两组治疗效果,评价指标包括治疗有效率和不良反应发生率。结果观察组患者治疗有效率比对照组高,两组数据比较差异有统计学意义(P0.05);观察组患者不良反应发生率比对照组低,两组数据比较差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论替硝唑联合盐酸左氧氟沙星对慢性盆腔炎患者的临床治疗价值较高,值得推荐采纳。     

Antitumor Mechanism of Hydroxycamptothecin via the Metabolic Perturbation of Ribonucleotide and Deoxyribonucleotide in Human Colorectal Carcinoma Cells

Hydroxycamptothecin (SN38) is a natural plant extract isolated from Camptotheca acuminate. It has a broad spectrum of anticancer activity through inhibition of DNA topoisomerase I, which could affect DNA synthesis and lead to DNA damage. Thus, the action of SN38 against cancers could inevitably affect endogenous levels of ribonucleotide (RNs) and deoxyribonucleotide (dRNs) that play critical roles in many biological processes, especially in DNA synthesis and repair. However, the exact impact of SN38 on RNs and dRNs is yet to be fully elucidated. In this study, we evaluated the anticancer effect and associated mechanism of SN38 in human colorectal carcinoma HCT 116 cells. As a result, SN38 could decrease the cell viability and induce DNA damage in a concentration-dependent manner. Furthermore, cell cycle arrest and intracellular nucleotide metabolism were perturbed due to DNA damage response, of which ATP, UTP, dATP, and TTP may be the critical metabolites during the whole process. Combined with the expression of deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates synthesis enzymes, our results demonstrated that the alteration and imbalance of deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates caused by SN38 was mainly due to the de novo nucleotide synthesis at 24 h, and subsequently the salvage pathways at 48 h. The unique features of SN38 suggested that it might be recommended as an effective supplementary drug with an anticancer effect.     

Verbenalin Reduces Amyloid-Beta Peptide Generation in Cellular and Animal Models of Alzheimer’s Disease

Verbenalin, among the major constituents of Verbena officinalis, has been reported to exhibit sleep-promoting and antioxidant activities. This study demonstrates the effects of verbenalin on amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptide generation in Swedish mutant amyloid precursor protein (APP)-overexpressing Neuro2a cells (SweAPP/N2a) and in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) animal models. We further performed molecular biological analyses of these in vitro and in vivo models of AD. The effects of verbenalin were assessed based on the expression of factors related to Aβ peptide production using Western blotting, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and immunohistochemistry (IHC). The intracellular expression and release of APP protein were both decreased by verbenalin treatment in SweAPP/N2a cells. Thus, the production of Aβ peptides was decreased. Compared to those in AD transgenic (Tg) mice, IHC revealed that verbenalin-treated animals showed decreased Aβ and tau expression levels in the hippocampus. In addition, verbenalin restored the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the hippocampus of AD animal models. These findings suggest that verbenalin may decrease Aβ formation both in vitro and in vivo. Verbenalin may also help improve the pathological hallmarks of AD.     

Analysis of Glycocholic Acid in Human Plasma and Urine from Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients

Glycocholic acid (GCA) has been identified as endogenous biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). To dissolve protein and liberate GCA from protein, ionic liquids (ILs) that contain chaotropic ions were used for pretreatment of liquid biological samples. Coupling with solid-phase extraction (SPE) and reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC), the novel sample pretreatment method was applied for quantitative determination of GCA in urine and plasma samples. Compared with the traditional organic solvents pretreatment of biological samples, the proposed method is “greener” and simpler, due to no use of volatile organic solvent, and avoiding centrifugation. Under the optimal conditions, when the GCA-free urine and plasma samples were spiked with GCA at 0.05–1.0 and 0.2–10 μmol L^?1, the recoveries of GCA ranged between 95.8–101.6 and 96.9–100.4%, respectively. These procedures only required 1 mL of urine and 3 mL of 3 mM ILs aqueous solution and 100 μL of plasma and 4 mL of 2 mM ILs aqueous solution, respectively. The proposed method has been successfully validated on a small sample size of 14 HCC patients and 14 healthy volunteers. For HCC patients, the mean concentration of GCA was 24.79 ± 6.86 and 31.98 ± 11.12 μmol L^?1 in urine and plasma samples, and was about 3 times and 24 times as much as in healthy people, respectively. The proposed method opens up a new possibility in early diagnosis of HCC.     

食管贲门癌患者血清微量元素的变化

检测了３０例食管贲门癌患者手术羊后的ＳＣｕ，ＳＺｎ及Ｃｕ／Ｚｎ比值，并以２８例健康查体者作对照研究，发现：（１）食管贲门癌患者术前血清ＳＣｕ及Ｃｕ／Ｚｎ值高于对照，ＳＺｎ低于对照；（２）肿瘤患者术后１０天血清ＳＣｕ及Ｃｕ／Ｚｎ值下降，ＳＺｎ接近正常，通过本文研究提示，血清ＳＣｕ，ＳＺｎ及Ｃｕ／Ｚｎ比值与食管贲门癌患者的病情和疗效有关，可作为监测和判断病情和预后的辅助检查。     

食管癌患者血清微量元素测定与分析

用高频等离子体发射光谱法对２６例食管癌患者进行血清钼等多种微量元素及镁的测定。并与１３例健康者对照。结果显示，食管癌组钼明显低于对照组，Ｐ〈０．０１；锌亦低于对照组，Ｐ〈０．０５；镁低于对照组，Ｐ〈０．０５。提示钼，锌及镁的缺少与食管癌的发生有一定关系。     

Assessment of Growth Factors,Cytokines, and Cellular Markers in Saliva of Patients with Trigeminal Neuralgia

We proposed to perform a comparative analysis of growth factors, cytokines, and chemokine receptors on the salivary cells in the saliva obtained from trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and normal subjects. Saliva was collected from TN and healthy subjects. Salivary cells were isolated by centrifugation. The expression of the cell surface marker was analyzed by flow cytometry. A cytometric bead array was done to measure the levels of cytokines and growth factors on the flow cytometer. Saliva from TN subjects showed lower growth factor levels of Angiopoietin-2, bFGF, HGF, SCF, TGF-α, and VEGF and higher cytokine levels of IL-1β, TNF-α, CCL2, IL-17A, IL-6, and CXCL8, as well as higher expression levels of chemokine receptors CCR1 (CD191), CR3 (CD11b), CCR2 (CD192), CXCR5 (CD185), and CCR5 (CD196) in the cells from TN saliva. A certain set of cytokines and growth factors in the saliva, as well as chemokine receptors on salivary cells, could be a useful tool in the diagnostics and prognostics of trigeminal neuralgia. Trigeminal neuralgia is one of the significant pathological conditions in the class of chronic diseases around the world. Many targeted approaches are being tried by various research groups to utilize the information of the inflammatory microenvironment to resolve the pathology of chronic TN.     

慢性支气管炎患者头发及血清微量元素的测定

用催化极谱法测定７２例慢性支气管炎患者及５０例健康者人发及血清中锌、铁、铜、锰四种微量元素的含量。结果表明，Ｚｎ、Ｆｅ元素的含量比对照组低，并表现有显著性差异（Ｐ〈０．０１），Ｃｕ、Ｍｎ元素的含量在两组之间无显著性差异（Ｐ〉０．０５）。     

急性气管-支气管炎患者头发及血清微量元素的测定及其临床意义

用原子吸收光谱法测定了86例急性气管-支气管炎患者及66例健康人头发及血清锌、铁、铜、锰4种微量元素的含量。结果显示,锌、铁元素的含量比对照组低,并表现有显著性差异(P<0.01),铜、锰元素的含量在两组之间无显著性差异(P>0.05)。     

Graves病患者血清七种元素含量变化及临床意义

采用原子吸收和火焰光谱分析法，检测Graves病患者308例和209名正常对照组的血清微量元素Zn、Cu、Fe和常量元素Ca、Mg，K、Na含量．结果显示，Graves病患者Zn、Fe、Mg、K及Zn／Cu、Ha／K低于对照组．而Cu、Ca、Ca／MR则高于对照组．结合本研究结果，我们对七种元素与T3、T4及生化指标的关系进行了分析．     

Assessment of Platelet Reactivity and Inflammatory Markers in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients Treated with Acetylsalicylic Acid with Flavonoid Supplementation

The recommended pharmacological therapy for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) treated by coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is acetylsalicylic acid (ASA). To improve the antiplatelet effect, supplementation with flavonoids is also recommended. The aim of this study was to estimate anti-aggregation properties of diosmin, in combination with ASA, pre- and postoperatively and assess the relationship of this therapy with inflammatory processes in CAD patients undergoing CABG. The study patients (n = 26) took diosmin (1000 mg/day); the control patients (n = 27) took a placebo. The therapeutic period for taking diosmin was from at least 30 days before to 30 days after CABG. All patients also took 75 mg/day ASA. Platelet aggregation and IL-6, CRP, and fibrinogen concentrations were determined before and 30 days after surgery. Results showed that diosmin did not enhance the anti-aggregation effect of ASA at any assessment time. However, there was a stronger anti-aggregation effect 30 days after surgery that was diosmin independent and was associated with acute-phase markers in the postoperative period. Increased levels of inflammatory markers in the late phase of the postoperative period may provide an unfavorable prognostic factor in long-term follow-up, which should prompt the use of stronger antiplatelet therapy in patients after CABG.     

食道癌患者血清铜／锌比值及血清硒含量的测定及临床意义

报道了３５例食道癌患者血清铜／锌比值及血清硒水平，结果发现食道癌患者血清铜／锌比值增加，血清硒水平下降，具有显著性差异（Ｐ〈０．００１）；同时提示随着食道癌分期增加，铜／锌比值进一步增加，血硒水平进一步下降，但无统计学差异。上述结果对临床诊断及观察病情变化有一定意义。     

Chemical and Antimicrobial Characterization of Mentha piperita L. and Rosmarinus officinalis L. Essential Oils and In Vitro Potential Cytotoxic Effect in Human Colorectal Carcinoma Cells

Colorectal cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed forms of cancer, and the therapeutic solutions are frequently aggressive requiring improvements. Essential oils (EOs) are secondary metabolites of aromatic plants with important pharmacological properties that proved to be beneficial in multiple pathologies including cancer. Mentha piperita L. (M_EO) and Rosmarinus officinalis L. (R_EO) essential oils are well-known for their biological effects (antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic in different cancer cells), but their potential as complementary treatment in colorectal cancer is underexplored. The aim of the present study was to investigate the M_EO and R_EO in terms of chemical composition, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and cytotoxic effects in a colorectal cancer cell line—HCT 116. The gas-chromatographic analysis revealed menthone and menthol, and eucalyptol, α-pinene and L-camphor as major compounds in M_EO and R_EO respectively. M_EO exhibited potent antimicrobial activity, moderate antioxidant activity and a low cytotoxic effect in HCT 116 cells. R_EO presented a significant cytotoxicity in colorectal cancer cells and a low antimicrobial effect. The cytotoxic effect on non-cancerous cell line HaCaT was not significant for both essential oils. These results may provide an experimental basis for further research concerning the potential use of M_EO and R_EO for anticancer treatment.     

冠心病患者血清Ca、Mg含量分析及其临床意义

采用火焰原子吸收分光光度法测定了冠心病患者及健康人血清中Ｃａ、Ｍｇ的含量,并比较了Ｃａ／Ｍｇ比值。结果显示,冠心病患者血清镁含量明显低于健康人（Ｐ〈０．０５）,Ｃａ／Ｍｇ比值有显著差异（Ｐ〈０．０５）。     

通脉化浊汤对痰瘀互结型冠心病患者的临床疗效

目的观察通脉化浊汤对痰瘀互结型冠心病患者的临床疗效,以期为临床治疗提供一定的参考。方法选取2010年1月—2015年1月间入院收治的痰瘀互结型冠心病患者110例,随机分为实验组(55例)和对照组(55例)。对照组应用常规西药消心痛、阿司匹林治疗,实验组在此基础上应用通脉化浊汤。观察两组患者治疗8周的疗效。结果症状观察中,对照组显效19例,好转21例,总有效率为72.73%;实验组显效26例,好转26例,总有效率为94.54%。心电图疗效对比中,对照组显效18例,好转23例,总有效率为74.55%;实验组显效27例,好转26例,总有效率为96.36%。结论应用通脉化浊汤治疗痰瘀互结型冠心病患者疗效显著,可明显改善患者的临床症状与心电图表现。     

慢性肝病患者血中TNF、LPO水平的变化及其相互关系

为探讨脂质过氧化与肿瘤坏死因子（ＴＮＦ）释放之间的关系,观察了７２例慢性肝病患者抗氧化治疗前后血中过氧化脂质（ＬＰＯ）和ＴＮＦ水平。结果表明,治疗２～３月后,所有患者血中ＬＰＯ、ＴＮＦ水平均下降,以补硒抗氧化治疗组最明显,与常规治疗组比较有显著差别（Ｐ〈０．０５）。提示慢肝患者体内脂质过氧化状态可能影响免疫介质ＴＮＦ的释放。