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A rapid identification method of microcrystalline cellulose adulteration by near infrared spectroscopy was studied. Based on the near-infrared spectrum data of microcrystalline cellulose samples and adulterants (soluble starch, wheat flour), the material spectrum database and the adulterant spectrum database were created respectively, and the microcrystalline cellulose classification and the adulterant models were also established. A rapid identification method for microcrystalline cellulose adulteration was established by using the Adulterant Screen algorithm technology for calculation and analysis. The minimum detected content of single component adulteration of microcrystalline fiber powder was 2% soluble starch and 1% wheat flour, and the accurate recognition rate was 100%. When the adulteration of two components (soluble starch + wheat flour) was two to ten times of the detection limit concentration of one component, the accurate recognition rate was 100%. The accurate recognition rate of unknown sample microcrystalline cellulose above the detection limit is 100%. The method is simple, rapid and reliable, and can quickly identify adulteration of microcrystalline cellulose samples. It can be effectively applied to the adulteration detection and identification of daily microcrystalline cellulose samples, which could provide technical support for the customs to crack down on tax evasion and evasion.

Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of shallow-needle therapy combined with estazolam on insomnia differentiated as liver stagnation transforming into fire and its effect on adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol (CORT), so as to explore the mechanism of this combined treatment., Methods: A total of 119 patients with insomnia of liver stagnation transforming into fire pattern were randomly divided into shallow-needle therapy group ( n =40), medication group ( n =39), and shallow-needle therapy combined with medication group (combined therapy group, n =40). In the shallow-needle therapy group, the patients were treated with finger pressure and operation with shallow stimulating at Zhenjing (Dong's extra point, sedative point) and Taichong (LR3). In the medication group, the patients were administered with estazolam (1 mg) orally. In the combined therapy group, both shallow-needle therapy and medication were administered. The treatment was given once daily in each group, 10 days as one session of treatment and 2 sessions were required. Before and after the treatment, Pittsburgh sleep quality index scale (PSQI) and Self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) were used to assess sleep and anxiety status. ELISA was used to detect the contents of ACTH and CORT in plasma. The clinical efficacy was evaluated in each group., Results: In within-group comparison, PSQI scores, SAS scores and the concentrations of ACTH and CORT in plasma were all decreased ( P <0.05) after treatment for the patients of three groups. After treatment, the total PSQI score, the score for sleep latency, sleep duration and daytime dysfunction, as well as SAS score in the combined therapy group were all lower than those of the shallow-needle therapy group ( P <0.05); the total PSQI score, the score for sleep duration and sleep efficiency, as well as SAS score were lower when compared with the medication group ( P <0.05). The total effective rates were 87.50% (35/40), 82.05% (32/39) and 95.00% (38/40) in the shallow-needle therapy group, the medication group and the combined therapy group, respectively. The total effective rate in the combined therapy group was higher than those of the shallow-needle therapy group and the medication group separately ( P <0.05)., Conclusion: Shallow-needle therapy combined with estazolam is effective on insomnia of liver stagnation transforming into fire pattern, and its underlying effect mechanism is related to the reduction of plasma ACTH and CORT levels.

A sensitive and efficient method was established and validated for qualitative and quantitative analysis of total alkaloids from the extract of Eurycoma longifolia by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry(HPLC-Q-TOF-MS) combined with ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry(UPLC-QQQ-MS/MS). The HPLC-Q-TOF-MS conditions are as follows: Welch Ultimate XB-C&#95;(18) column(4.6 mm×250 mm, 5 μm) with acetonitrile(containing 0.1% formic acid)-0.1% formic acid in water as mobile phase for gradient elution. The UPLC-QQQ-MS/MS conditions are as below: Agilent Eclipse Plus C&#95;(18) column(2.1 mm×50 mm, 1.8 μm) with acetonitrile(containing 0.1% formic acid) and 0.1% formic acid in water as mobile phase for gradient elution. MS data were collected by electrospray ionization in positive ion mode. According to the comparison with reference standards and the accurate masses of molecules, a total of 17 alkaloids in E. longifolia extract were identified by HPLC-Q-TOF-MS. The UPLC-QQQ-MS/MS quantitative analysis result of 3 alkaloids showed that the linear ranges of them were good(r≥0.999 7) and the overall recoveries ranged from 108.8%-110.2%, with RSDs of 2.9%-5.3%. The method is accurate, reliable, and efficient, which can comprehensively reflect the constituents and content of alkaloids in E. longifolia. The result can serve as a reference for further elucidating its therapeutic material basis and quality control.

Objective: To observe the effect of low-dose triptorelin in later luteal phase on pituitary down-regulation for patients undergoing IVF-ET., Methods: One hundred and twenty patients were randomly divided into 2 groups(A and B). In group A, the patients were treated with triptorelin of 0.1 mg subcutaneously daily started on day 21 of menstrual cycle for 7 days. In group B, the patients were treated with long protocol of Buserelin intranasal spray. Comparisons were made between the groups in serum concentrations of FSH, LH, E2, T, PRL and P on the third day (D3) of superovulation cycle and on the day of hCG administration, highly purified follicle-stimulating hormone (HP) dosages, and so on., Results: In group A, mean serum LH level on D3 and the day of hCG was (1.55 +/- 0.99) U/L and (2.70 +/- 1.45) U/L, E2 was (85.66 +/- 13.13) pmol/L and (5,451.31 +/- 1,900.61) pmol/L, respectively, significantly lower than those of group B (P < 0.001; P < 0.01; P < 0.05; P < 0.001). Mean HP(75 IU/Amp) dosage per treatment cycle in group A was 28.20 +/- 11.03 ampoules, significantly higher than 22.30 +/- 6.40 ampoules in group B(P < 0.001)., Conclusions: Low-dose triptorelin in later luteal phase is effective for down-regulation of pituitary and produces more suppression on endogenous LH in pituitary than Buserelin long protocol.