The Risk Factors and Predictors of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome at Plateau.

Background: OSAHS patients with COPD (i.e., overlap syndrome) have a significantly worse prognosis than those with OSAHS alone, and the role of plateau hypoxia in the occurrence of the disease is still unclear.

Efficacy and safety of pseudolaric acid B against and in a murine infection model.

Introduction: Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a chronic zoonotic disease caused by the larvae of the (). The current chemotherapy for AE relies on albendazole and mebendazole, which exhibit only parasitostatic rather than parasiticidal effects. Therefore, there is a need to find new anti-Echinococcosis drugs.

Study on Quality Evaluation of Tibetan Dracocephali tangutici Herba Based on DNA Barcode and HPLC Fingerprinting.

Objectives: The quality of 30 batches of the Tibetan Dracocephali tangutici Herba was evaluated using HPLC fingerprinting and DNA sequences.

Methods: Botanical identification of 30 batches of D. tangutici herba was conducted using the DNA barcoding approach, specifically analyzing the ITS and rbcL sequences.

Detection and Whole Genome Amplification of the 4d Type of Porcine Hepatitis E Virus in Eastern Tibet, China.

Genomic and evolutionary analysis of epidemic porcine hepatitis E virus (HEV) in the Tibetan Plateau was performed. Faecal samples were collected from 216 Tibetan pigs and 78 Tibetan Yorkshire (Large White) and 53 tissue samples from Yorkshire from the Linzhi City slaughterhouse. Total RNA was extracted from faeces and fragments of HEV open reading frame 2 (ORF2) detected by reverse transcription and nested polymerase chain reaction (RT-nPCR) and cloned.

Bifunctional nanobody facilitates a colorimetric and fluorescent dual-mode immunoassay of Staphylococcal enterotoxin A.

Immunoassay is a diagnostic tool based on the specific binding of antibodies and antigens with widespread applications. Nonetheless, several research obstacles, like poor specific antibodies, the poisonous reagents and unstable results, still remain challenges. Herein, we innovatively reported a colorimetric and fluorescent dual-mode immunoassay based on the bifunctional nanobody for SEA detection.

Cell Culture of a Swine Genotype 4 Hepatitis E Virus Strain.

HEV infection has become a global health concern. The study of HEV pathogenicity has been hindered by the lack of a suitable in vitro culture system. In the present research, we systematic demonstration of efficient replication of swine GT4 HEV in A549 cells, Huh-7 cells, and HepG2/C3A cell lines.

A case report of human primary renal cystic echinococcosis.

In humans, solitary renal involvement or primary renal echinococcosis is rare, accounting for about 2-4 % of cases. Usually, patients shpw no obvious symptoms, but they can manifest as renal pain, renal mass, gross hematuria, and hydatiduria in rare cases. We report a case of primary renal cystic echinococcosis, which was originally misdiagnosed as a tuberculous renal abscess.

Platycodin D inhibits the proliferation, invasion and migration of endometrial cancer cells by blocking the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway via ADRA2A upregulation.

Endometrial cancer (EC) is a complex disease that affects the reproductive health of females worldwide. Platycodin D (PD) is known to exert numerous anticancer effects, markedly inhibiting cell proliferation, inducing apoptosis and causing cell cycle arrest in several types of cancer. The present study aimed to explore the mechanisms underlying the effects of PD in EC cells.

Surfactant Therapy for Respiratory Distress Syndrome in High- and Ultra-High-Altitude Settings.

Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate the therapeutic effect of surfactant replacement therapy (SRT) on respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in premature infants in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Materials And Methods: This multi-center retrospective cohort study collected and screened reasonable clinical data of 337 premature infants with RDS from 10 hospitals in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau from 2015 to 2017. We grouped the cases by rationally analyzing their baseline characteristics, using logistic analysis to evaluate each factor's effect on the prognosis of the infants, and comparing the short-term improvement in blood gas and mortality after SRT treatment at different altitudes, in high-altitude (1,500-3,500 m) and ultra-high-altitude (3,500-5,500 m) groups.

Application of Intelligent Monitoring of Percutaneous Partial Oxygen Pressure in Evaluating the Evolution of Scar Hyperplasia.

The study aimed to investigate the dynamic changes of percutaneous partial oxygen pressure during the development and evolution of a hypertrophic scar. Twenty cases of hypertrophic scar patients at different stages were selected. A percutaneous oxygen monitor was used to measure oxygen partial pressure in the scar and normal skin tissue at 14, 30, 60, and 90 days after surgery.

Diversity of Culturable Bacteria Isolated from Highland Barley Cultivation Soil in Qamdo, Tibet Autonomous Region.

The soil bacterial communities have been widely investigated. However, there has been little study of the bacteria in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, especially about the culturable bacteria in highland barley cultivation soil. Here, a total of 830 individual strains were obtained at 4°C and 25°C from a highland barley cultivation soil in Qamdo, Tibet Autonomous Region, using fifteen kinds of media.

Bioactive halogenated dihydroisocoumarins produced by the endophytic fungus Lachnum palmae isolated from Przewalskia tangutica.

Guided by the UPLC-ESIMS profile, seven previously undescribed halogenated dihydroisocoumarins, palmaerones A-G, along with eleven known dihydroisocoumarins, were isolated from Lachnum palmae, an endophytic fungus from Przewalskia tangutica by exposure to a histone deacetylase inhibitor SAHA. Structures of the isolates were elucidated by analysis of their NMR, MS and optical rotation values. The antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic activities of palmaerones A-G were evaluated.

[Chemical Constituents from Przewalskia tangutica].

Objective: To study the Chemical constituents from Przewalskia tangutica.

Methods: The compounds were isolated and identified from n-butanol extract of Przewalskia tangutica by various chromatographic and spectral techniques.

Results: Twelve polar compounds were isolated and identified as scopolin( 1),fabiatrin( 2),rutin( 3),queroetin-3-O-rutinoside-7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside( 4),protocatechuate( 5),vanillic acid( 6),thymine( 7),uracil( 8),cytosine( 9),adenine( 10),uridine( 11) and adenosine( 12).

Cytotoxic triterpenoid saponins from Clematis tangutica.

Eight previously undescribed oleanane-type triterpenoid saponins, clematangoticosides A-H, together with eight known saponins, were isolated from the whole plants of Clematis tangutica (Maxim.) Korsh. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis, in combination with chemical methods (acid hydrolysis and mild alkaline hydrolysis).

[Actuality investigation on general crude drugs and its quality standard of Tibetan medicine].

Objective: To provide a reference for the standardization of Tibetan medicine.

Method: Investigating the hospital preparations , Tibetan formulated products, and the literature recorded preparations in the Tibetan, Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces. Moreover, the varieties, original bases and standard conditions of these preparations were analyzed.

[Chemical constituents of Incarvillea younghusbandii].

Objective: To study the chemical constituents of Incarvillea younghusbandii.

Method: The chemical constituents were isolated by various column chromatographic methods and structurally identified by NMR and MS evidence.

Result: Fifteen compounds were obtained and identified as isobergapten (1), sphondin (2), imperatorin (3), xanthotoxin (4), phellopterin (5), heraclenol (6), rivulobirin A (7), methyl oleanolate (8), methyl caffeate (9), grevillic acid (10), boschniakinic acid (11), tert-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(R)-heraclenol (12), 5-methoxy-8-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxypsoralen (13), 1'-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-3-hydroxynodakenetin (14) and phenylethyl-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->2)-beta-D-glucopyranoside (15).

Chemical constituents of the whole plants of Saussurea medusa.

The chemical constituents of the traditional Tibetan medicine of Saussurea medusa Maxim. (Compositae) were investigated and a new flavonoid glucoside, together with 14 known compounds, was isolated. The structure of the new compound was established as 6''-O-crotonoylhomoplantaginin by using one- and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and mass spectrometry analyses.

Development of an HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS(n) method for quantitative analysis of Saussurea tridactyla.

An improved HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS(n) method has been developed to simultaneously quantify eight major compounds in Saussurea tridactyla Sch.-Bip. ex Hook.

[Studies on chemical constituents of Saussurea laniceps].

Objective: To investigate the chemical constituents of Saussurea laniceps.

Method: The ethanol extract of S. laniceps was separated by means of silica gel chromatography.