Chapter 578: Fecal Microbiota Transplant Capsule (Part II)

Director Zou explains the Fecal microbiota transplant capsule to the Patient, but this segment has no audio; instead, it is shrunk into a picture-in-picture mode in the top right corner of the screen.

Perhaps it is because the production team disliked Director Zou drooling while speaking, lowering the show's quality, or perhaps because the brilliance of Director Zou's explanation to the Patient was not on par with Professor Shen's.

Bai Chuzhang watches this scene, envy and jealousy revealing themselves in his eyes.

However, the content that follows shocks even Bai Chuzhang.

The animated footage suddenly appears on the screen again.

"The production team is really..." Bai Chuzhang mutters.

"Awesome. No wonder they need to pull in so much sponsorship; for this quality, I'd rather watch twenty more minutes of commercials," Liu Zhuren says, expressing his understanding and supporting it with actual action.

In the animation.

A lush green pasture appears, with herds of cattle and sheep; a breeze blows by, and the fragrance of green grass is faintly transmitted.

The imagery is lifelike; sitting in a private room at Peiyang Barbecue, Bai Chuzhang and Liu Zhuren can faintly smell the subtle scent of fragrant grass.

As the scene shifts, it arrives at a factory, and a voice-over plays.

【Lactobacillus Fecal Streptococcus extracted from infant intestines has been applied in the livestock industry for a long time.】

A pile of feces appears, and the feces, looking like the one on top of Lazy Sheep's head, is sent into the factory.

Engineers wearing sterile suits perform precise operations.

【Extract the bacterial strain, ferment and cultivate it in a culture medium; when the bacterial count expands to approximately 100 billion/ml, stop fermentation, use a centrifuge to separate the bacteria, discard the culture medium, and keep only the bacteria.】

【Coat the bacteria, create a protective film to keep the live bacteria in a dormant state, and finally freeze-dry them to make a solid.】

The voice-over explains the deconstruction, centrifugation, and production process of infant feces.

【The produced bacterial group contains Long-type Bifidobacterium, Bulgarian Lactobacillus, and Thermophilic Streptococcus.】

【Bifidobacterium interacts with intestinal mucosal epithelial cells through teichoic acid, binding tightly, and combines with other anaerobic bacteria to occupy the intestinal mucosal surface together, forming a biofilm barrier to prevent the colonization and invasion of pathogenic and conditional pathogenic bacteria.】

Immediately, the Fecal microbiota transplant capsules are sent to the pasture, and the herdsmen mix the capsules into the feed for the cattle and sheep to consume.

The animation demonstrates the way the intestinal flora in the capsules acts within the intestines.

Just as the voice-over said, the bacterial group interacts with the intestinal mucosal epithelial cells through teichoic acid, and combined with other anaerobic bacteria, they form a biological protective barrier on the intestinal mucosa.

Subsequently, the scene penetrates layer by layer through skin and muscle to reach the microscopic environment.

Then, oddly shaped bacteria appear in the animation holding swords and spears, but they are unable to break through the barrier.

The cattle and sheep bleat happily, healthy and happy.

White clouds, green grass, cattle and sheep; harmonious and pleasant.

The scene shifts to a segment of live footage.

It seems the production team is saving where they should and spending where they should; they would absolutely not use expensive animation to show what can be saved.

Under the lens is the Outpatient Department of the Hang Medical University Yi Fu Yuan.

The towering buildings, the shooting angle, and the bustling crowd give a feeling of extreme professionalism.

The scene arrives at the Fecal microbiota transplant capsule production center of the Affiliated Hospital.

A staff member wearing level-three protective gear is producing Fecal microbiota transplant capsules.

【Everyone's internal bacterial composition is different, which shapes different physiques and personalities.】

【In other words, humans are just a symbiotic environment for bacteria; whether one's personality is irritable or not, whether one is fat or thin, is all determined by bacteria; this is the hypothesis of the Brain-gut axis theory.】

【Clinically, collecting various fecal samples is to preserve diversity; in the end, it is entirely possible to separate the bacteria and use technical means to ensure bacterial activity.】

Regarding the Brain-gut axis, the production team does not dwell on it, but glosses over it.

If this were to be explained in detail, it could bankrupt the production crew. Even if the behind-the-scenes financier used their "money" power, the production time would be extremely long and could not meet the show's needs.

【There are over 1000 types of intestinal bacteria, and many cannot be cultivated using conventional petri dish methods. The identification of many intestinal bacteria uses high-throughput technology, such as PCR determination of 16sRNA.】

Next, the voice-over begins to state the titles of several documents and notes the time of publication to demonstrate professionalism.

【Clinically referred to as Fecal microbiota transplant capsule, this is just a simple description; in fact, the capsule contents extracted for treating intestinal diseases are far different from feces.】

Watching the beautifully produced visuals and listening to the voice-over introduction, even the always professional Bai Chuzhang is moved.

The way this show is made, even he, who has been constantly thinking about establishing a Fecal microbiota transplantation center at the Second Affiliated Hospital, has learned a few things.

Unfortunately, this stuff is too expensive, and the hospital leadership won't approve it.

As Bai Chuzhang thinks, he feels depressed, and he sincerely envies the hospitals in the South.

Money is indeed not omnipotent, but having money is truly wonderful.

Recently, there is a saying that Bai Chuzhang feels deeply, especially after seeing the animation produced by the production team and the Fecal microbiota transplantation center at the Hang Medical University Yi Fu Yuan.

Happiness is free, but if you want to be especially happy, you might have to spend some money.

If only he and the hospital had money, Bai Chuzhang sighs and pours himself a drink.

"Lao Bai, let it be." Liu Zhuren understands Bai Chuzhang's worries too well; he smiles slightly and clinks his glass against Bai Chuzhang's empty one.

Bai Chuzhang shakes his head.

"Don't be anxious; maybe someone in the province will see this show. There are quite a few people with poor gastrointestinal tracts; if the problem can be solved by oral capsules, there might be a chance."

Bai Chuzhang knows Liu Zhi is comforting him, but what he says makes sense.

Guaranteeing work is one of the responsibilities of top hospitals in the province; if they want to import huge amounts of equipment and establish a transplantation center, this is truly a path.

This is a fact, and Bai Chuzhang doesn't feel there is anything to avoid.

"Depends on luck," Bai Chuzhang says.

"Xiao Ji's luck has always been good; look at this reality show, ever since Xiao Ji joined, the whole show has changed its flavor."

Bai Chuzhang ponders carefully and feels that Liu Zhi is right; he smiles slightly, and the knot in his heart is slightly eased.

The show is about done at this point; what follows is footage of the Patient agreeing to treatment, oral administration of the Fecal microbiota transplant capsules, and the daily progress.

There is no surgery yet, nor is there an animation of surgery; this might be related to the fact that the Patient has to take the capsules for a period of time and the show doesn't have time to wait.

But that doesn't matter anymore; one episode of the show has already displayed the Intestinal Endoscope examination, the process of polyp removal, and the complications.

In the end, he even popularized the Fecal microbiota transplant capsule and invisibly put in a plug for the Hang Medical University Yi Fu Yuan.

It could truly be called extremely thoughtful care.

Even the Affiliated Hospital received corresponding benefits.

Bai Chuzhang was also quite impressed.

……

The program ended.

Shanghai, Hepatobiliary Hospital, office of the director of the Interventional Department.

Ling Tian gave a gentle and refined smile, "Junior Brother Lin, what are your thoughts?"

(End of this chapter)