微生态制剂在控制艰难梭菌相关腹泻中的应用现状与前景

目的 以艰难梭菌感染为主的抗生素相关腹泻发病率和严重程度在全球范围内呈上升趋势,是一个备受关注的健康问题.本文主要介绍了微生态制剂的性质,以及其在艰难梭菌相关腹泻人群中应用的进展情况和作用机制,同时总结了微生态制剂在治疗和预防艰难梭菌相关腹泻中的生物安全性及其优点,对深入研发、推广使用针对抗生素相关腹泻的微生态制剂具有一定的参考价值.     

腹泻患者艰难梭菌及其毒素A/B检出率分析

目的了解住院腹泻患者艰难梭菌及其毒素A/B的检出情况,为临床诊断抗生素相关性腹泻提供参考依据。方法收集2015年9月至2016年8月崇州市人民医院疑似抗生素相关性腹泻住院患者的粪便标本163份,用艰难梭菌快速检测试剂盒检测艰难梭菌特异性抗原谷氨酸脱氢酶(GDH);用酶联免疫荧光法检测GDH阳性标本中艰难梭菌毒素A/B的产生情况。结果 163份粪便标本中GDH阳性为34份,阳性率为20.86%。34份GDH阳性标本中艰难梭菌毒素A/B阳性率为41.18%(14/34),可疑阳性率为17.65%(6/34),阴性率为41.18%(14/34)。结论疑似抗生素相关性腹泻住院患者艰难梭菌GDH检出率较高,毒素A/B阳性率也比较高,提示临床应重视抗生素相关性腹泻患者艰难梭菌感染的诊断。     

上海部分地区儿童艰难梭菌相关性腹泻的临床分析

本文旨在监测儿童腹泻中艰难梭菌相关性腹泻(CDAD)的发病情况,并对其进行回顾性临床分析。对复旦大学附属儿科医院2007年2月～9月111例腹泻患儿的粪便标本进行艰难梭菌毒素A检测及粪便厌氧菌培养,对所有患儿进行回顾性病史采集及分析,并对粪便培养所得的4株艰难梭菌菌株用多位点可变数目串联重复序列分析(MLVA)技术进行同源性分析。111例患者中,艰难梭菌毒素A检测及艰难梭菌培养均为阳性者无,艰难梭菌毒素A阳性而艰难梭菌培养阴性者16例,艰难梭菌毒素A阴性而艰难梭菌培养阳性者4例,艰难梭菌毒素A及艰难梭菌培养均阴性者91例。比较院内、院外组3种不同病程腹泻CDAD的发病率,无显著差异。MLVA分析发现粪便培养得到的4株艰难梭菌菌株有部分同源性。结果提示,目前上海部分地区儿童CDAD发病情况为散发,但彼此之间有部分同源性;院内、外获得性腹泻的CDAD发病率无显著差异;艰难梭菌毒素A阳性或艰难梭菌培养阳性的病例在临床表现上与艰难梭菌毒素A阴性且艰难梭菌培养阴性的腹泻病例无显著差异。     

艰难梭菌的研究进展

艰难梭菌为革兰阳性厌氧芽胞杆菌,可引起艰难梭菌相关性腹泻,导致一系列肠道感染症状和相关临床表现。近年来由于高致病株的出现、菌株耐药性的增加,艰难梭菌感染在全球呈蔓延趋势。本文就艰难梭菌的耐药机制、检测技术、防治及国内感染现状等作一简要综述。     

艰难类梭菌芽胞形成和萌发相关调控的研究进展

艰难类梭菌(Clostridioides difficile)是一种革兰氏阳性、可产毒素的专性厌氧菌,是引起抗生素相关性腹泻的主要致病菌。芽胞是造成艰难类梭菌传播和感染复发的重要因素,其形成和萌发在感染的发展过程中起到重要作用。近年来,越来越多的艰难类梭菌芽胞形成和萌发的具体机制被阐明。本文就近年来艰难类梭菌芽胞形成和萌发的相关分子调控机制的研究进展进行综述,以期为开发针对芽胞的有效治疗手段提供思路。     

粪菌移植治疗艰难梭菌感染的研究进展

艰难梭菌感染(Clostridium difficile infection,CDI)是院内抗生素相关性腹泻的最重要因素之一,其主要临床表现包括血便、腹泻、中毒性巨结肠、伪膜性肠炎等。近年来,CDI发病率、复发率、死亡率和治疗费用均明显增加,但其各种治疗方法均有局限性,尤其是抗生素治疗复发性艰难梭菌感染已面临许多棘手问题。目前证实肠道菌群失调和CDI感染关系密切,肠道菌群紊乱后导致艰难梭菌过度繁殖并释放毒素,可导致艰难梭菌感染。粪菌移植作为重建肠道菌群的重要方式,已成为复发性、难治性艰难梭菌感染最有效的治疗方式之一,不良反应极少。本文就国内外粪菌移植治疗艰难梭菌感染的研究进展作一综述。     

艰难梭菌研究现状

艰难梭菌(Clostridium difficile,CD)是产芽胞革兰阳性厌氧菌,产毒素艰难梭菌可导致艰难梭菌感染(Clostridium difficile infection,CDI)。产毒素艰难梭菌已被公认是抗菌药物相关性腹泻最常见的病原体,也是发达国家最常见的导致住院患者腹泻感染的原因之一。高毒力菌株导致全世界范围内CDI的发病率和死亡率增加。如何快速而准确地检测CD一直是备受关注的问题,国内外多推荐两步法和三步法进行检测。艰难梭菌治疗的一线用药是甲硝唑、万古霉素以及非达霉素,应用粪便微生物移植(faecal microbiota transplantation,FMT)也可作为治疗轻度或严重复发CDI(recurrence Clostridium difficile infection,rCDI)的可选方法。艰难梭菌的芽胞能抵抗不良环境,但抗菌药物的使用,医院环境的复杂性和医务工作者的手等因素会导致艰难梭菌易于传播,因此医疗机构应加强艰难梭菌的预防。本文主要对艰难梭菌的流行病学、致病机制、检测及治疗进行综述。     

婴幼儿艰难梭菌的无症状定植与防治措施研究进展

艰难梭菌是一种肠道条件致病菌,能形成芽胞有效抵抗抗生素的杀灭。由于临床上抗生素的不规范使用,导致人体肠道有益菌被杀死。艰难梭菌因抵抗力强而大量繁殖,破坏人体肠道菌群平衡,引起抗生素相关性腹泻。艰难梭菌同时也是院内感染的主要病原菌。艰难梭菌可在人体肠道无症状定植,不同年龄阶段艰难梭菌定植率有较大差异,相比于成人,婴幼儿时期艰难梭菌在肠道的定植率较高,且婴幼儿的生理特点常导致无症状定植,但若传播给成人,则有可能造成艰难梭菌感染引起腹泻,故有必要做好防治措施。本文就婴幼儿无症状定植的特点及防控措施作一综述。     

住院腹泻患者艰难梭菌快速检测结果分析

目的了解住院腹泻患者艰难梭菌带菌情况,为抗生素相关腹泻患者的诊断和治疗提供参考。方法收集2015年9月至2016年8月住院腹泻患者粪便标本163份,用艰难梭菌快速检测试剂盒检测艰难梭菌。结果艰难梭菌检出总阳性率为20.86%(34/163),其中春季16.67%、夏季15.79%、秋季17.86%、冬季27.87%,经比较差异无统计学意义(χ2=2.943,P0.05);成人粪便标本阳性率为22.52%(25/111),儿童粪便标本阳性率为17.31%(9/52),差异无统计学意义(χ2=0.583,P0.05);男性粪便标本阳性率为21.69%(18/83),女性粪便标本阳性率为20.0%(16/80),差异无统计学意义(χ2=0.202,P0.05);艰难梭菌阳性患者抗菌药物平均使用天数为12.74d,阴性患者为8.21d,差异有统计学意义(t=-7.81,P0.01)。结论住院腹泻患者艰难梭菌阳性率高低与抗菌药物使用时间长短有关。     

人艰难梭菌感染的致病机制与防治策略研究进展

艰难梭菌是一种非常重要的医院感染病原菌,其感染占抗菌素相关腹泻的10．25％,占抗菌素相关肠炎的50．75％,占抗菌素相关伪膜炎的90．100％。而且越来越多的证据表明艰难梭菌的感染与其它疾病,如活性关节炎、婴儿突发性死亡、溶血性尿毒症、坏死性肠炎、希施斯普龙病等有关。更糟糕的是艰难梭菌存在着复发性感染,15—20％的病人在成功治愈后会复发。近年来,随着强毒株的出现,艰难梭菌的感染率和发病率逐年上升,病情也越来越严重,由艰难梭菌感染引起的死亡率也成倍增加。到目前为止,艰难梭菌发病率升高的原因及其致病机制还有待进一步研究。由于艰难梭菌是一种孢子产生菌,对大部分抗菌素都有抗性,目前用于艰难梭菌防治的主要抗菌素甲硝唑和万古霉素的治疗效果也在不断下降,所以正确认识艰难梭菌的感染与流行,进一步了解其致病机制,寻找新的替代疗法已是迫在眉睫。本文对艰难梭菌感染和流行的病因进行了较为全面的分析,对其致病机制进行了深入的总结,并探讨了艰难梭菌防治的最新策略和方法,将有利于更好的认识和研究艰难梭菌,为艰难梭菌的防治提供新思路。     

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.     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.     

Composition and diversity of bird communities in Swedish farmland–forest mosaic landscapes

CapsuleThe amount of forest (at local and landscape scales) and occurrence of residual habitats at the local scale are shown to be the major factors influencing bird community composition in farmland–forest landscapes in central Sweden.

Aims To investigate the importance of local habitat and landscape structure for breeding birds in farmland–forest landscapes in central Sweden.

Methods Breeding birds were censused at 292 points. A detailed habitat mapping was made within 300 m of the points. Within a 300–600 m radius only two major habitats (forests and arable fields) were identified.

Results Cluster analyses of bird communities identified three site types that also differed in habitat composition: (i) partially forested sites in forested landscapes; (ii) heterogeneous sites with residual habitats in mosaic landscapes; and (iii) field-dominated farmland sites in open landscapes. A total of 19 of 25 farmland bird species (restricted to farmland or using both farmland and forest) had the highest abundance in farmland sites with mosaics of forest and farmland, while only six farmland species had the highest abundance in field-dominated sites. The bird community changed from being dominated by farmland species to being dominated by forest species (common in forest landscapes without farmland) at small proportions (10–20%) of forest at the local scale. A major difference in habitat composition between heterogeneous and field-dominated sites was the occurrence of different residual habitats (e.g. shrubby areas and seminatural grasslands). These habitats seemed to influence bird community composition more than land-use, despite covering <10% of the area. Seminatural grasslands were important for bird community composition and species-richness, but grazing seemed to be less important. Among different land-use types, cereal crops were the least preferred fields. Set-asides with tall vegetation and short rotation coppices were positively associated with species-richness of farmland birds.

Conclusion In general, the composition of the landscape was important for bird community composition, although amount and distribution of forests, occurrence of residual habitats and land-use of fields at the local scale had the strongest influence on bird community composition. The possible implications of these patterns for managing farmland–forest landscapes are discussed.     

Chemical constituents from the fruits of Rhus typhina L. and their chemotaxonomic significance

This work describes the isolation and characterization of twenty-nine compounds from the fruits of Rhus typhina L., including eleven flavonoids (1–11), eleven phenols (12–22), two pentacyclic triterpenes (23–24), two organic acids (25–26), one lumichrome (27), one courmarin (28) and one pyrimidine (29) on the basis of their spectroscopic data. Compounds apigenin (1), daidzein (4), orobol (5), 3′, 5, 5′, 7-tetrahydroxyflavanone (6), naringenin (7), butein (8), (-)-catechin (9), quercetin-3-O-α-L-(3″-O-galloyl)-rhamnoside (11), 2-hydroxybenzoic acid (13), 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (14), vanillin (15), methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate (16), 3,5-dihydroxybenzamide (18), tyrosol (19), caffeic acid (20), 3-(2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propan-1-one (21), phlorizin (22), friedelin (23), oleanolic acid (24), 4,4-dimethyl-heptanedioic acid (25), anthranilic acid (26), lumichrome (27), scoparone (28) and uracil (29) have not been recorded before in this plant. This is the first report on the occurrence of compounds 4–7, 9, 11, 13–14, 16, 18–21, 25–29 from the genus Rhus. Moreover, the chemotaxonomic significance of these isolated compounds was also summarized.