感染华支睾吸虫大鼠肠道菌群的实验研究

目的 观察华支睾吸虫感染对大鼠肠道菌群的影响.方法 建立华支睾吸虫感染大鼠模型,分别在造模后48 h、18d和35 d,取肠内容物进行乳酸杆菌、双歧杆菌、肠球菌和肠杆菌的培养及定量分析.结果 与对照组相比,在感染后48 h,大鼠肠道乳酸杆菌和双歧杆菌数量减少(P＜0.05),肠球菌和肠杆菌数量略有增加,但差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05);在感染后18 d(童虫期),乳酸杆菌、双歧杆菌数量进一步减少(P＜0.01),肠杆菌和肠球菌数量明显增加(P＜0.01);在感染后35 d(成虫期),四种肠道菌与童虫期的变化基本一致.结论 华支睾吸虫感染可致大鼠肠道菌群发生失调,其中益生菌减少,致病菌增多,尤以童虫期、成虫期较重.     

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.     

加替沙星对小鼠肠道菌群的影响

目的 了解加替沙星正常剂量用药和非正常剂量用药方式对小鼠肠道菌群的影响.方法 24只昆明小鼠随机分为3组,每组8只,对照组只灌胃生理盐水,另外2组分别按正常剂量和正常剂量的一半给小鼠灌胃加替沙星溶液,7 d后无菌采取小鼠粪便,观察各组小鼠粪便中双歧杆菌、类杆菌、乳酸杆菌、大肠埃希菌及肠球菌数量.结果 加替沙星灌胃7 d后,与给药前相比,肠杆菌和肠球菌药敏结果无明显变化.灌胃前后肠杆菌对CIP、LEV、GAT、AM、CRO、AMK、NOR均敏感,肠球菌对AM、LEV、VA、GAT均敏感,对NOR、CIP、CRO敏感性不同.2种用药方式可导致大肠埃希菌数量显著减少(P＜0.05),肠球菌数量稍有增加(P＞0.05).而双歧杆菌、乳酸杆菌和类杆菌数量无明显变化(P＞0.05).结论 加替沙星2种用药方式短时期对肠道菌群影响不大(肠杆菌除外),不易产生耐药性.其杀灭肠杆菌的作用远大于对厌氧菌的作用.     

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。     

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.     

活性乳酸菌饮料对人体肠道菌群影响的研究

目的 探讨一种活性乳酸菌饮料对人体肠道菌群的影响作用.方法 采用卫生部《保健食品检验与评价技术规范》调节肠道菌群功能检验方法进行检验.结果 试食组试验前后自身比较：肠道内双歧杆菌、乳杆菌数量明显增加（P＜0.01）,肠球菌数量增加（P＜0.05）,产气荚膜梭菌数量明显减少（P＜0.01）,肠杆菌和拟杆菌无明显变化;试验后对照组与试食组组间比较：双歧杆菌数量明显增加（P＜0.01）,乳杆菌的数量增加（P＜0.05）,肠杆菌、肠球菌、产气荚膜梭菌和拟杆菌无明显变化.结论 活性乳酸菌饮料具有调节人体肠道菌群、改善肠道内环境的作用.     

中药"神曲"对肠易激综合征患者肠道菌群的调节和临床疗效的研究

目的探讨中药"神曲"对肠易激综合征(IBS)病人肠道微生态环境的调节及临床治疗作用.方法(1)健康人17例,IBS(以腹泻为主型)患者34例(按ROMEⅡ诊断标准),取粪便做双歧杆菌、类杆菌、乳杆菌、肠球菌及肠杆菌的培养,对比2组菌数量的差别;(2)随机将34例患者分为3组,分别给予思密达、思密达加丽珠肠乐及思密达加神曲水煎液口服,治疗2周后,复查粪便菌培养,对比各组治疗前后的细菌数量变化,并观察临床疗效;(3)菌群的定性定量检测,采用厌氧菌及需氧菌培养法;(4)统计学处理,用SPSS 11.0软件,一般情况的比较用t检验;各菌群数量的比较用F检验;治疗有效率的比较用x2检验.结果(1)健康人组与治疗前患者组各菌群的对比IBS患者粪便中类杆菌、双歧杆菌与乳杆菌数量较健康人组增加(P＜0.05),肠球菌、肠杆菌数量较正常人组下降(P＜0.05).(2)治疗后思密达组患者粪便中厌氧菌种有所增加,需氧菌种有所减少,但差异无显著性(P＞0.05).(3)神曲组患者经治疗后,粪便中乳杆菌明显增多(P＜0.01),双歧杆菌增加(P＜0.05),肠杆菌减少(P＜0.05);与丽珠肠乐组治疗后乳杆菌、双歧杆菌及肠杆菌菌群数量比较,差异无显著性(P＞0.05);与治疗后思密达组各菌群比较,差异有显著性(P＜0.05).(4)神曲组与丽珠肠乐组,临床治疗总有效率明显高于思密达组(P＜0.05).结论中药"神曲"有调节IBS患者肠道菌群的作用,能增加肠道有益菌的数量,改善临床症状.     

抑郁症人群肠道微生物群落结构与功能探讨

目的了解抑郁症人群肠道主要微生物群落情况,探讨在机体精神心理异常状态下肠道内微生态平衡特点,从而为研究抑郁症人群及相关精神心理疾患人群的防治新策略提供数据资料。方法设抑郁症患者研究组和健康对照组,采用日本光冈法定性定量检测肠道乳杆菌属、双歧杆菌属、类杆菌属、消化链球菌属、肠球菌属、产气荚膜梭菌、肠杆菌科及酵母菌的菌群值,计算和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)。结果与健康人对照组比较,抑郁症人群研究组肠道乳杆菌和双歧杆菌数量显著降低(P0.01);B/E值显著减少(P0.01);肠杆菌科细菌、肠球菌数量显著增加(P0.01,P0.05)。结论抑郁症人群肠道乳杆菌和双歧杆菌数量显著减少,肠杆菌科及肠球菌细菌数量显著增加,益生菌群与肠杆菌科结构发生改变,推测抑郁症的发生,有可能通过肠-脑轴的联系,使大脑情感中枢功能紊乱与肠道菌群微生态平衡失调的相互作用有关。     

肾移植术后排斥反应患者肠道菌群、血小板参数的变化及其危险因素分析

目的:探讨肾移植术后排斥反应(AR)患者肠道菌群、血小板参数的变化及术后AR的危险因素。方法:选择接受肾移植的患者150例,术后发生AR 26例作为研究组,未发生AR 124例作为对照组,比较两组术前、术后肠道菌群变化及血小板参数变化,分析肾移植术后AR的危险因素。结果:术后研究组肠道乳酸杆菌、双歧杆菌的数量、双歧杆菌/肠杆菌较对照组减少,肠杆菌、肠球菌的数量较对照组增多(P0.05)。研究组术后5 d、7 d血小板比容(PCT)低于对照组,平均血小板容积(MPV)、血小板分布宽度(PDW)、血小板比率(P-LCR)高于对照组(P0.05)。多因素Logistic回归分析显示:术后乳酸杆菌数量减少、双歧杆菌数量减少、双歧杆菌/肠杆菌减少,肠杆菌数量增多、肠球菌数量增多,PCT降低、PDW升高、P-LCR升高为肾移植术后AR的危险因素(P0.05)。结论:肾移植术后AR患者肠道菌群失调,术后PCT降低,MPV、P-LCR升高。患者术后肠道菌群失调、PCT降低、PDW升高、P-LCR升高为AR的危险因素。     

双歧杆菌三联活菌胶囊对胆囊切除术后腹泻患者肠道菌群及sIgA水平的影响

目的探讨双歧杆菌三联活菌胶囊对胆囊切除术后腹泻患者肠道菌群及sIgA水平的影响。方法选取胆囊切除术后腹泻患者68例,分为观察组和对照组。两组患者均予以低脂饮食和止泻药等常规治疗。观察组患者予以口服双歧杆菌三联活菌胶囊420 mg,3次/d,连用4周。对照组除不口服双歧三联活菌肠溶胶囊外余治疗基本同观察组。观察两组患者治疗前后肠道菌群和sIgA水平的变化,并比较其临床疗效。结果治疗4周后,观察组患者双歧杆菌和乳酸杆菌数量较前明显上升,肠杆菌和肠球菌较前明显减少（P〈0.05）,而对照组治疗前后肠道菌群数量均无明显变化（P〉0.05）;两组患者肠道sIgA水平较前明显上升（P〈0.05或P〈0.01）,且观察组上升值明显大于对照组（P〈0.05）;同时观察组患者临床总有效率明显高于对照组（χ2=5.31,P〈0.05）。结论双歧杆菌三联活菌胶囊治疗胆囊切除术后腹泻的疗效确切,能调节患者肠道菌群失调,从而重建肠道微生态平衡,提高肠道免疫力,改善和保护肠道功能。     

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.