Risk factors for epidural anesthesia blockade failure in cesarean section: a retrospective study.

Background: Epidural anesthesia (EA) is the regional anesthesia technique preferred over spinal anesthesia for pregnant women requiring cesarean section and post-operative pain control. EA failure requires additional sedation or conversion to general anesthesia (GA). This may be hazardous during sedation or GA conversion because of potentially difficult airways.

Structural integrity is essential for the protective effect of mitochondrial transplantation against UV-induced cell death.

Mitochondrial transplantation (MT) is a new technology developed in recent years, which injects healthy mitochondria directly into damaged tissues or blood vessels to play a therapeutic role. This technology has been studied in many animal models of various diseases including myocardial ischemia, cerebral stroke, liver and lung injury, and even has been successfully used in the treatment of childhood heart disease. MT can quickly improve tissue function within a few minutes after injection.

Specific colorimetric ELISA method based on DNA hybridization reaction and non-crosslinking gold nanoparticles aggregation for the detection of amantadine.

Amantadine (AMD), a banned antiviral veterinary drug, is still being abused. This study developed a novel enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for the colorimetric detection of AMD involving DNA hybridization reaction and non-crosslinking gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) aggregation. Accordingly, the Primer 1-AuNPs-anti-AMD monoclonal antibody (mAb) could be captured by AMD artificial antigen on ELISA wells.

Novel immunochromatographic assay based on Eu (III)-doped polystyrene nanoparticle-linker-monoclonal antibody for sensitive detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7.

Colloidal gold immunochromatographic assay (ICA) has poor sensitivity when used for Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli O157:H7) detection. Eu (III)-doped polystyrene nanoparticle (EuNP) has a large range of stokes shift, long decay time, and wide excitation spectrum and narrow emission spectra.

Advantages of time-resolved fluorescent nanobeads compared with fluorescent submicrospheres, quantum dots, and colloidal gold as label in lateral flow assays for detection of ractopamine.

Label selection is a critical factor for improving the sensitivity of lateral flow assay. Time-resolved fluorescent nanobeads, fluorescent submicrospheres, quantum dots, and colloidal gold-based lateral flow assay (TRFN-LFA, FM-LFA, QD-LFA, and CG-LFA) were first systematically compared for the quantitative detection of ractopamine in swine urine based on competitive format. The limits of detection (LOD) of TRFN-LFA, FM-LFA, QD-LFA, and CG-LFA were 7.

Electrochemical Oxidative Amination of Sodium Sulfinates: Synthesis of Sulfonamides Mediated by NH4I as a Redox Catalyst.

An efficient protocol for the synthesis of sulfonamides via the electrochemical oxidative amination of sodium sulfinates has been developed. The chemistry proceeds in a simple undivided cell employing a substoichiometric amount of NH4I that serves both as a redox catalyst and a supporting electrolyte; in this manner additional conducting salt is not required. A wide range of substrates, including aliphatic or aromatic secondary and primary amines, as well as aqueous ammonia, proved to be compatible with the protocol.

Aromatic C-H Bond Functionalization Induced by Electrochemically in Situ Generated Tris(p-bromophenyl)aminium Radical Cation: Cationic Chain Reactions of Electron-Rich Aromatics with Enamides.

An effective Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction of electron-rich aromatics with N-vinylamides, induced by electrochemically in situ-generated TBPA radical cation, has been developed; the resulting adducts are produced in good to excellent yields. In the "ex-cell" type electrolysis, TBPA is transformed to its oxidized form in situ and subsequently employed as an electron transfer reagent to initiate a cationic chain reaction. An easily recoverable and reusable polymeric ionic liquid-carbon black (PIL-CB) composite was also utilized as a supporting electrolyte for the electrochemical generation of TBPA cation radical, without sacrificing efficiency or stability after four electrolyses.

In vitro functional analysis of 24 novel CYP2C19 variants recently found in the Chinese Han population.

1. CYP2C19 is a highly polymorphic enzyme responsible for the metabolism of a wide range of clinical drugs. Alterations to the CYP2C19 gene contribute to the variability of CYP2C19 enzyme activity, which causes pharmacokinetics and drug efficacies to vary and adverse drug reactions to occur in different persons.

Electrocatalytic aziridination of alkenes mediated by n-Bu4NI: a radical pathway.

Efficient electrocatalytic aziridination of alkenes has been achieved for the first time. A structurally broad range of aziridines was easily accessed using an undivided cell operated at constant current and mediated by a catalytic quantity of n-Bu4NI. The electrocatalytic reaction also proceeded in the absence of additional conducting salt.

In vitro functional assessment of 22 newly identified CYP2D6 allelic variants in the Chinese population.

Cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) is one of the most widely investigated CYPs related to genetic polymorphisms and is responsible for one-quarter of the currently used clinical drugs. We previously detected 22 novel, non-synonymous, mutated sites in the Chinese population, but nothing is known about the functional effects of these mutations in terms of specific CYP2D6 substrates. In this study, wild-type CYP2D6, two common allelic variants and 22 newly reported CYP2D6 isoforms were transiently expressed in 293FT cells, and the enzymatic activities of these variants were systematically assessed using dextromethorphan and bufuralol as the probing substrates.

Electrochemically induced ring-opening/Friedel–Crafts arylation of chalcone epoxides catalyzed by a triarylimidazole redox mediator.

The indirect anodic oxidation of chalcone epoxides in the presence of electron-rich heteroarenes mediated by a triarylimidazole (Med) was investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and controlled potential electrolysis. The CV results indicate that a homogeneous electron transfer between Med•+ and chalcone epoxides is facilitated by an electron-rich heteroarene that serves as an arylation reagent. The preparative scale electrolysis generated epoxide-ring-opened/Friedel–Crafts arylation products in moderate to good yields.

Electrochemically initiated oxidative amination of benzoxazoles using tetraalkylammonium halides as redox catalysts.

An electrochemically promoted coupling of benzoxazoles and amines has been developed, leading directly to the formation of 2-aminobenzoxazoles. The chemistry utilizes catalytic quantities of a tetraalkylammonium halide redox catalyst and is carried out under constant current conditions in a simple undivided cell. The use of excess chemical oxidant or large amounts of supporting electrolyte is avoided.

[Treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis by Jianpi Shugan Recipe: a multi-center, randomized, controlled clinical trial].

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Chinese medicine (CM) intervention in the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) from liver enzyme (ALT), imaging (the liver/spleen CT ratio) and syndrome scores, and to establish standard methods for diagnosis and therapeutic efficacy evaluation with characteristics of CM.

Methods: A multi-center, stratified randomized, parallel controlled, blindness-method evaluated, superiority trial was performed. Totally 204 patients were randomly allocated into two groups, 102 patients in the experimental group (treated with CM) and 102 patients in the control group [treated with Western medicine (WM)].

Genetic variations of human CYP2D6 in the Chinese Han population.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the genetic polymorphisms of the CYP2D6 gene and to elucidate the allele distribution pattern in the Chinese Han population.

Materials & Methods: We used PCR and bidirectional sequencing methods to analyze all nine exons of the CYP2D6 gene in 2129 unrelated, healthy Chinese Han subjects from two geographical locations in China: the northern and southern regions.

Results: In total, 165 mutated sites were detected in 2129 participants, of which 67 sites were reported for the first time.

In vitro functional characterization of 37 CYP2C9 allelic isoforms found in Chinese Han population.

Aim: Cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9) is a polymorphic enzyme that is responsible for the metabolism of approximately 15% of clinically important drugs. The aim of this study was to assess the catalytic characteristics of 37 CYP2C9 allelic isoforms found in Chinese Han population on the metabolism of tolbutamide in vitro.

Methods: The wild-type and 36 CYP2C9 variants were expressed in sf21 insect cells using a baculovirus-mediated expression system.

[Prevalence of benign prostatic hyperplasia in Pingliang, Gansu: investigation and clinical analysis].

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in Pingliang City of Gansu Province.

Methods: We performed a cross-sectional randomized study of 836 men aged > or = 40 years from 26 communities of Pingliang, obtained their IPSS, measured the prostate volume by transabdominal ultrasonography, recorded the maximum flow (Qmax) by uroflowmetry, and processed the data by one-way analysis of variance.

Results: Totally 820 subjects meeting the study criteria were included in the investigation.

Genetic polymorphisms and novel allelic variants of CYP2C19 in the Chinese Han population.

Aim: This study aims to systematically investigate the genetic polymorphisms of the CYP2C19 gene and provide accurate data of the allele distribution pattern in the Chinese Han population.

Materials & Methods: We amplified all nine exons of the CYP2C19 gene in 2127 unrelated healthy Chinese Han subjects from two geographical locations (Zhejiang province, n = 1127; Hebei province, n = 1000), using direct sequencing.

Results: In total, six previously reported alleles were found in our study, in which two alleles CYP2C19*6 and CYP2C19*18 were reported for the first time in Chinese Han subjects.

[Research of the natural attenuation capacity of oil pollutants based on in-situ experiment].

Based on the results of the in-situ experiment carried out in a Beijing gas station, the ways of natural attenuation were evaluated as both aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation via oxygen and carbon equilibrium calculation. And the research got the rates of the natural attenuation and half-life of the oil pollutants byusing the first-order decay model. Based on the analysis, the capability of monitored natural attenuation and the environmental quality were evaluated.

[In situ experimental research on natural attenuation of oil pollutants in a gas station].

The natural attenuation rules of oil pollutants are investigated by carrying out a field experiment in a gas station in Beijing, using a set of soil gas sampling and monitoring device designed independently. The samples of soil gas were collected in the field and tested to examine the content of O2, CO2 and VOCs in the unsaturated zone. The results show that after 381 days' natural attenuation, the concentration of the contaminants at the polluted point deceased by 99.

[Prevalence of sexual dysfunction in old and middle-aged males in Pingliang area].

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of hyposexuality, erectile dysfunction (ED) and defective ejaculation (DE) in the old and middle-aged males in Pingliang area.

Methods: This investigation included 1 539 men aged > or = 50 years from 6 urban districts and 20 villages in the suburbs of Pingliang City, Gansu Province. We recorded and analyzed their scores on IIEF-5 and Brief Male Sexual Function Inventory for Urology (O'Leary 1995).

Computer-aided design, synthesis, and biological activity evaluation of potent fusion inhibitors targeting HIV-1 gp41.

This discovered and optimized several novel HIV-1 fusion inhibitors and further evaluated the inhibitory activities of these compounds in vitro. Here, we have reported the computer-aided design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of a series of small molecule fusion inhibitors targeting HIV-1 gp41. Based on the structure of inhibitor (NB2), we carried out de novo design and screened out a series of novel structure molecules by using Leapfrog and Autodock programs.

[Study on the relationship of family functioning and subjective well-being of junior-high school students].

Objective: To describe the status of subjective well-being among junior high school students in a city of Jiangxi Province and to explore the relationship between family functioning and subjective well-being. To explore the relationship between growth environment and subjective well-being among junior high school students in the perspective of family functioning and to provide basis and data for the mental health education among junior high school students.

Methods: 630 students in a junior high school in Jiangxi Province were sampled by stratified cluster sampling, and 103 junior high school students from 18 villages were sampled by household survey.

Anodic oxidation of catechols in the presence of alpha-oxoketene N,N-acetals with a tetrahydropyrimidine ring: selective alpha-arylation reaction.

The electrochemical oxidation of catechols leads to the formation of o-benzoquinones. This property has been applied to effectively synthesize alpha-arylated products of alpha-oxoketene N,N-acetals with a tetrahydropyrimidine ring.

Design, synthesis and anti-HIV integrase evaluation of N-(5-chloro-8-hydroxy-2-styrylquinolin-7-yl)benzenesulfonamide derivatives.

Styrylquinoline derivatives are demonstrated to be HIV-1 integrase inhibitors. On the basis of our previous CoMFA analysis of a series of styrylquinoline derivatives, N-[(2-substituted-styryl)-5-chloro-8-hydroxyquinolin-7-yl]-benzenesulfonamide derivatives were designed and synthesized,and their possible HIV IN inhibitory activity was evaluated.