老年性便秘肠道菌群的微生态学研究

目的 :了解老年性便秘患者肠道菌群构成特点。方法 :通过活菌定量培养计数法 ,动态观察 30例老年性便秘患者粪菌群的变化规律 ,并与 32例健康老年人比较。结果 :老年性便秘组每克粪便的活菌数(x± s)分别为 :大肠埃希菌 9.90± 1.4 9,肠球菌 7.81± 2 .6 8,乳酸杆菌 7.2 7± 1.0 1,双歧杆菌 6 .6 8± 1.2 9,类杆菌 6 .92± 0 .91,梭杆菌 10 .0 5± 1.2 1。老年健康组每克粪便各类活菌数 (x± s)分别是 :大肠埃希菌8.6 1± 2 .2 9,肠球菌 7.5 4± 2 .5 2 ,乳酸杆菌 8.2 2± 0 .6 3,双歧杆菌 9.86± 0 .4 4 ,类杆菌 9.4 1± 0 .35 ,梭杆菌7.73± 1.32。两组比较 ,老年性便秘组肠杆菌显著增高 (P<0 .0 5 ) ,梭杆菌非常显著性增高 (P<0 .0 1) ;类杆菌和双歧杆菌非常显著性减低 (均 P<0 .0 1) ;乳酸杆菌显著性减低 (P<0 .0 5 )。结论 :老年性便秘病人肠道菌群正常结构的生态平衡受到破坏 ,主要表现在以双歧杆菌为主的有益菌数量非常显著性减低 ,腐败梭菌等条件致病菌数量呈非常显著性或显著性增高。     

酪酸梭菌--婴儿型双歧杆菌二联活菌制剂对人体肠道菌群的调节试验

目的　观察酪酸梭菌——婴儿型双歧杆菌二联活菌制剂对受试人群肠道菌群的影响。方法　检测受试者服用前后的肠道菌群并计数。结果　肠杆菌、肠球菌、拟杆菌的数量无明显变化 ,双歧杆菌、乳杆菌的数量明显增加 ,差异有非常显著性 (P<0 .0 1) ,结论　酪酸梭菌——婴儿型双歧杆菌二联活菌制剂具有一定的调节人体肠道菌群、增殖双歧杆菌和乳杆菌的作用。     

奶犊牛直肠主要正常菌群的检测及其定植规律

采用稀释滴种法,对奶犊牛直肠内容物8种主要正常菌群（双歧杆菌、乳杆菌、真杆菌、类杆菌、大肠杆菌、消化球菌、梭菌、肠球菌）进行定性和定量分析,将所得结果进行统计学处理,得到奶犊牛直肠八种主要正常菌群的对数均值。犊牛出生6h后可检测到大肠菌、类杆菌和梭菌;12h后,8种菌群全部检测出来,并以大肠杆菌、类杆菌和梭菌为优势菌。随着厌氧菌大量增殖,需氧菌和兼性厌菌逐渐下降,1周后形成以乳杆菌、双歧杆菌为优势菌群的微生态区系。8种细菌的数量随饲草采食量增加呈下降趋势。断奶后1个月完成定植,此时直肠的优势菌是双枝杆菌、真杆菌,为7－8（logCFU/g),然后依次为乳杆菌、梭菌7(logCFU/g),类杆菌、大肠杆菌、消化球菌6(logCFU/g) ,肠球菌5（logCFU/g)。     

酪酸梭菌-双歧杆菌二联活菌制剂对慢性腹泻患者肠道菌群的影响

给慢性腹泻病人口服酪酸梭菌-双歧杆菌二联活菌制剂,然后检测患者服药前后的肠道菌群变化.患者服用药品后,葡萄球菌、酵母菌、消化球菌、真杆菌和小梭菌的数量无明显变化,肠杆菌、肠球菌的数量明显减少,拟杆菌、双歧杆菌、乳杆菌的数量明显增加,其中肠球菌、肠杆菌、拟杆菌和双歧杆菌的变化有显著性(P﹤0.05),提示酪酸梭菌-双歧杆菌二联活菌制剂对慢性腹泻病人的肠道菌群具有明显的影响、具有增殖拟杆菌、双歧杆菌和乳杆菌的作用.     

肠道菌群与溃疡性结肠炎患者血清ET、SOCS-3、TLRs水平的相关性

目的探究肠道菌群改变与溃疡性结肠炎(UC)患者血清内毒素(ET)、外周血细胞因子信号传导抑制蛋白-3(SOCS-3)及Toll样受体(TLRs)水平的相关性,为后续研究提供参考。方法选择我院2018年1月至2019年2月收治的75例UC患者按照入组时疾病状态分为活动期组(39例)和缓解期组(36例)。选择同期40例健康体检者作为对照组。检测患者粪便样品中肠道菌群种类和数量,并检测患者血清中ET、SOCS-3、TLRs水平。结果活动期组、缓解期组及对照组患者肠道拟杆菌、双歧杆菌、真杆菌、消化球菌、乳杆菌、小梭菌、肠球菌及肠杆菌数量存在明显差异,其中活动期组患者肠道拟杆菌、双歧杆菌、真杆菌、消化球菌及乳杆菌数量最低,小梭菌、肠球菌及肠杆菌数量最高(均P0.05)。3组患者血清ET、SOCS-3、TLR-4水平存在明显差异,其中活动期组患者血清ET[(0.13±0.02)EU/mL]及TLR-4[(13.91±2.18)ng/mL]水平最高,SOCS-3[(33.82±9.18)mg/mL]水平最低(均P0.05)。肠道中拟杆菌、真杆菌、消化球菌、乳杆菌及双歧杆菌水平是影响患者ET及TLR-4的独立保护因素且为影响SOCS-3的独立危险因素(均P0.05)。小梭菌、肠球菌及肠杆菌水平是影响患者ET及TLR-4的独立危险因素且为影响SOCS-3的独立保护因素(均P0.05)。结论活动期UC患者肠道菌群及ET、SOCS-3、TLRs水平均存在显著异常,肠道菌群改变是影响UC患者血清ET、SOCS-3、TLRs水平的独立影响因素。     

酪酸梭菌二联活菌对慢性乙肝患者乙肝病毒DNA 及肠道菌群比值的影响

目的探究酪酸梭菌二联活菌对慢性乙肝患者乙肝病毒(HBV)DNA及肠道菌群比值的影响。方法选取2017年6月至2018年9月我院传染科诊治的80例慢性乙肝患者进行研究,按照随机数字表分为观察组(40例)与对照组(40例)。对照组患者采用常规治疗,观察组在对照组基础上采用酪酸梭菌二联活菌胶囊治疗。收集治疗前与治疗2周后患者血清及粪便标本,观察血清及粪便中HBV DNA、9种肠道菌群数量、血清细胞因子、肝功能指标及患者不良反应。结果观察组患者血清HBV DNA阴转率(30.0%)高于粪便HBV DNA阴转率(15.0%)。观察组患者肠道双歧杆菌、肠杆菌科细菌数量治疗前后差值明显低于对照组(均P0.05),而肠球菌数量治疗前后差值明显高于对照组(P0.05)。观察组患者肠道肠杆菌科细菌/肠球菌比值、肠杆菌科细菌/梭菌属比值、肠杆菌科细菌/白假丝酵母比值、肠杆菌科细菌/拟杆菌属比值、肠杆菌科细菌/普雷沃氏菌属比值、肠杆菌科细菌/瘤胃球菌属比值治疗前后差值明显小于对照组(均P0.05);观察组肠球菌/双歧杆菌比值、肠球菌/乳杆菌比值、肠球菌/梭菌属比值、肠球菌/白假丝酵母比值、肠球菌/拟杆菌属比值、肠球菌/瘤胃球菌属比值、梭菌属/双歧杆菌比值、白假丝酵母/双歧杆菌比值、普雷沃氏菌属/双歧杆菌比值治疗前后差值大于对照组(均P0.05)。观察组患者IL-17A、IL-17C、IL-17D、IL-17F治疗前后差值明显低于对照组(均P0.05)。与对照组比较,观察组患者谷丙转氨酶、谷草转氨酶、谷氨酰转肽酶治疗前后差值较高,总胆红素治疗前后差值较低(均P0.05)。观察组患者总不良反应率(12.5%)明显低于对照组总不良反应率(32.5%)。结论酪酸梭菌二联活菌治疗慢性乙肝患者有助于降低乙肝病毒DNA及IL-17家族成员水平,改善肠道菌群比值紊乱,安全可靠。     

肠道菌群正常参考值的检测

目的定性定量检测并比较杭州地区健康青壮年及老年人群肠道主要菌群(双歧杆菌属、类杆菌属、消化链球菌属、产气荚膜梭菌、乳杆菌属、肠杆菌科、肠球菌属及酵母菌等)的正常参考值,同时计算并比较双歧杆菌属细菌数量与肠杆菌科细菌数量的对数值比值(B/E值).方法采用光冈法 .结果老年组肠道双歧杆菌数量及B/E值较青壮年组均显著减少(P＜0.05, P＜0.001);消化链球菌、肠杆菌科及肠球菌细菌数量显著增加(P＜0.01,P ＜0 .001,P＜0.05).结论在获得肠道菌群正常参考值的同时,发现随着年龄的增加,老年人肠道双歧杆菌数量明显减少,肠杆菌科及肠球菌细菌数量显著增加.     

溃疡性结肠炎患者血清IL-1β、C反应蛋白及髓过氧化物酶水平与肠道菌群的关系CSCD

目的 探讨溃疡性结肠炎患者血清白细胞介素（IL）-1β、C反应蛋白（CRP）及髓过氧化物酶（MPO）水平与肠道菌群的关系,为该类患者的治疗提供参考。方法 选取2022年2月至2023年2月我院100例溃疡性结肠炎患者作为研究组,以同期50例健康体检者作为对照组。两组对象均行IL-1β、CRP、MPO水平检测及肠道菌群检测。比较研究组与对照组,研究组中活动期与缓解期患者IL-1β、CRP、MPO水平及肠道菌群变化,以Pearson相关分析法分析溃疡性结肠炎患者IL-1β、CRP、MPO水平与肠道菌群的关系。结果 与对照组比较,研究组患者IL-1β、CRP、MPO水平均升高,肠道乳杆菌、双歧杆菌数量均减少,肠球菌、肠杆菌数量均增多（均P<0.05）。研究组中,与缓解期患者比较,活动期患者IL-1β、CRP、MPO水平均升高,肠道乳杆菌、双歧杆菌数量均减少,肠球菌、肠杆菌数量均增多（均P<0.05）。Pearson相关性分析显示,溃疡性结肠炎患者血清IL-1β、CRP、MPO水平与肠道双歧杆菌、乳杆菌数量均呈负相关,与肠杆菌、肠球菌数量均呈正相关（均P<0.05）。结论 溃疡性结肠炎患者血清IL-1β、CRP、MPO水平与肠道菌群变化密切相关。     

服用CH-1双歧杆菌制剂对I型糖尿病患者、Ⅱ型糖尿病患者以及透析患者肠内细菌群以及生化指标影响的研究

随机抽取 型、 型糖尿病以及透析患者各 10例进行 CH- 1双歧杆菌制剂服用试验。并对前述患者服用 CH - 1双歧杆菌制剂的肠内细菌群和肠内腐败物质以及生化指标进行检测分析。 型糖尿病患者服用期间 ,双歧杆菌数占肠内总菌数的百分率由 (0 .84± 0 .75 )‰升高到服用 14 d后的 (7.2 5± 7.4 9)‰ ,差异有显著性。腐败菌数亦显著下降 ,卵磷脂酶阳性腐败梭菌由 8.14± 0 .37下降到服用 14 d后的 6 .0 9±0 .4 9(差异有十分显著性 )。 型糖尿病患者服用期间 ,双歧杆菌数占肠内总菌数的百分率由 (2 .4 0±3.18)‰升高到服用 14 d后的 (5 .5 6± 7.4 8)‰ ,差异有显著性。腐败菌数亦显著下降 ,卵膦脂酶阳性腐败梭菌由 7.99± 1.15下降到服用 14 d后的 5 .93± 0 .17(差异有十分显著性 )。透析患者患者服用期间 ,双歧杆菌数占肠内总菌数的百分率由 (0 .6 78± 0 .92 )‰升高到服用 14 d后的 (7.0 8± 6 .95 )‰ ,差异有显著性。腐败菌数亦显著下降 ,卵膦脂酶阳性腐败梭菌由 8.33± 0 .5 0下降到服用 14 d后的 5 .96± 0 .4 4 (差异有十分显著性 )。服用 CH- 1双歧杆菌制剂后粪便中腐败物质含量的变化 , 型糖尿病患者服用 CH- 1双歧杆菌制剂后 ,氨由 82 3± 76 .2 (μg/ g)下降到服用 14 d后的 4 71± 73.0 ,     

肠道菌群与肠易激综合征分型及患者血清细胞间黏附分子 1表达的关系

目的分析肠道菌群与IBS分型及患者血清细胞间黏附分子 1(ICAM 1)表达的关系,为后续研究提供参考。方法选择2018年12月至2020年1月我院收治的152例符合标准的肠易激综合征(IBS)患者作为观察组,并依照罗马Ⅲ标准将观察组患者分为腹泻型组(62例)、便秘型组(56例)、混合型组(34例);选择同期我院健康体检者30例为对照组。检测受试者粪便中双歧杆菌、乳杆菌、肠杆菌和肠球菌数量,同时检测受试者血清ICAM 1水平。采用Pearson相关性分析患者肠道菌群与血清ICAM 1关系,并采用Logistics回归模型分析肠道菌群与IBS各亚型的关系。结果观察组患者血清ICAM 1、肠道双歧杆菌、乳杆菌水平显著低于对照组,肠道肠杆菌和肠球菌水平显著高于对照组,差异均有统计学意义(均P<0.05)。不同亚型IBS患者血清ICAM 1、肠道双歧杆菌、乳杆菌、肠杆菌和肠球菌水平存在明显差异,其中混合组患者血清ICAM 1、肠杆菌、肠球菌数量最高,双歧杆菌、乳杆菌数量最低;腹泻型组肠道肠杆菌、肠球菌数量最低,双歧杆菌、乳杆菌数量最高(均P<0.05)。肠道中双歧杆菌、乳杆菌、肠杆菌、肠球菌数量是IBS分型的独立影响因素(均P<0.05)。患者肠道双歧杆菌、乳杆菌数量与ICAM 1水平呈显著负相关,而肠道肠杆菌和肠球菌数量与ICAM 1水平呈显著正相关(均P<0.05)。结论肠道菌群可影响IBS患者分型,且肠道中部分菌群与ICAM 1水平存在显著相关关系。     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.