[Evidence mapping of clinical studies on 23 commonly used Chinese patent medicines for treating insomnia].

Evidence mapping was performed to systematically search and review the clinical studies about the treatment of insomnia with Chinese patent medicines. The evidence distribution in this field was analyzed and the problems of the studies were summarized. Chinese-and English-language articles of the studies involving the Chinese patent medicines specified in three national drug catalogs for the treatment of insomnia were searched against the databases with the time interval from inception to August 2023.

Discovery of a Broad-Spectrum Fluorogenic Agonist for Strigolactone Receptors through a Computational Approach.

Strigolactones (SLs) are plant hormones that play various roles in plant physiology, including provoking the germination of parasitic weeds and . A family of α/β-hydrolases have been proposed to be the SL receptor proteins. Effective assays for measuring the activity of SL receptors could promote the development of SL-related biology and chemistry.

Improved adsorption and degradation performance by S-doping of (001)-TiO.

In this work, sulfur-doped (S-doped) TiO with the (001) face exposed was synthesized by thermal chemical vapor deposition at 180 or 250 °C using S/Ti molar ratios of 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. The S-doped samples synthesized at 250 °C exhibit a significantly improved photocatalytic performance.

Induction of seed germination in Orobanche spp. by extracts of traditional Chinese medicinal herbs.

The co-evolution of Orobanche spp. and their hosts within the same environment has resulted in a high degree of adaptation and effective parasitism whereby the host releases parasite germination stimulants, which are likely to be unstable in the soil. Our objective was to investigate whether extracts from non-host plants, specifically, Chinese medicinal plants, could stimulate germination of Orobanche spp.

[Reconstruction of critical sized calvarial defects by porous nano-hydroxyapatite/polyamide 6 composite with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in rat].

Objective: To evaluate the effects of the nano-hydroxyapatite/polyamide 6 (n-HA/PA6) on the proliferation and osteoblastic differentiation of rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs), and the feasibility of using both for constructing tissue engineered bone in the calvarias of rats with critical sized defects.

Methods: The third passage of BMSCs were cultured in osteoblastic medium and seeded on the scaffolds of n-HA/PA6, the proliferation of the BMSCs was tested by MTT (3-{4,5-dimethylthiazol-2yl}-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium-bromide) on scheduled dates, and the osteoblastic differentiation of the BMSCs were measured by alkaline phosphatase (ALP) staining. Furthermore, the scaffolds with or without BMSCs in rat calvarial defects, after 4 weeks, 8 weeks, and 16 weeks have been implanted.

[Effect of different plant growth regulators on transplanting survival ratio of Haloxylon ammodendron seedling and parasitic ratio of Cistanche deserticola].

Objective: To study the effect of different plant growth regulators on the transplanting survival ratio of Haloxylon ammodendron seedlings and parasitic ratio of Cistanche deserticola.

Methods: Different combinations of PDJ and rooting powder were used for rooting soaking with Haloxylon ammodendron seedlings, then the survival ratio of Haloxylon ammodendron and parasitic conditions of Cistanche deserticola were statistical analyzed by SAS software.

Results: PDJ had promotable effect on the inoculating survival ratio of Haloxylon ammodendron and the parasitic ratio, parasitic number and size of Cistanche deserticola, but had no significant effect on the transplanting survival ratio.

[Osteoblastic differentiation and gene expression profile change in rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells after a single period of mechanical strain].

Objective: To evaluate the osteoblastic differentiation and compare the difference in the gene expression of rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) affected by a single period of mechanical strain.

Methods: Bone marrow MSCs were harvested from the femurs and tibiae of SD rats and cultured in vitro. A four-point bending apparatus were used to perform a single 40-minute period of 2,000 microepsilon mechanical strain on these MSCs.

[Clinical analysis of maxillofacial patients with diabetes on perioperative period].

Objective: To investigate the treatment of perioperative period on maxillofacial patients with diabetes.

Methods: The retrospective analysis was taken on clinical data of 24 cases of maxillofacial patients with diabetes.

Results: All patients recovered without severe complications by controlling blood sugar during whole stage and preventing infection with antibiotics after surgery.

Rhizobialide: a new stearolactone produced by Mesorhizobium sp. CCNWGX022, a rhizobial endophyte from Glycyrrhiza uralensis.

The endophytic strain Mesorhizobium sp. CCNWGX022 was isolated from licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.) grown in the arid and semi-arid regions of Northwest China.