Artelinic acid (6d) and Metaartelic acid (8), water soluble dihydroartemisinin derivatives with antimalarial activity, were prepared by direct etherification of dihydroartemisinin (2) with appropriate hydroxymethyl z=benzoic acid.
Sesquiterpenes ; Ethers

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Anesthesia ; Dihydroergotamine ; Methyl Ethers

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Anesthesia ; Epilepsy ; Humans ; Methyl Ethers ; Status Epilepticus

Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers ; adverse effects ; Humans

Humans ; Methyl Ethers ; toxicity ; Occupational Exposure

To clarify the content characteristics of the main active components and mineral elements of Cynomorium songaricum under different habitat conditions, and further explore the relationship between the quality of C. songaricum and habitats, this study took C. songaricum from 25 different habitats in China as the research object, and measured the contents of 8 main active components and 12 mineral elements separately. Diversity analysis, correlation analysis, principal component analysis and cluster analysis were carried out. The results showed that the genetic diversity of total flavonoids, ursolic acid, ether extract, potassium(K), phosphorus(P) and zinc(Zn) in C. songaricum was high. The coefficient of variation of crude polysaccharide, ether extract, gallic acid, protocatechuic aldehyde, catechin, epicatechin, calcium(Ca), sodium(Na), magnesium(Mg), sulfur(S), iron(Fe), manganese(Mn), selenium(Se) and nickel(Ni) were all over 36%, indicating that the quality of C. songaricum was significantly affected by habitats. There were strong synergistic and weak antagonistic effects among the contents of the 8 active components, and complex antagonistic and synergistic effects among the contents of the 12 mineral elements. Principal component analysis revealed that crude polysaccharide, ursolic acid, catechin, epicatechin and total flavonoids could be used as the characteristic components to evaluate the quality of C. songaricum, and Na, copper(Cu), Mn and Ni were the characteristic elements to evaluate the quality of C. songaricum. In cluster ana-lysis, the second group with the main active components as cluster center had better quality in terms of the content of active substances, and the second group with the mineral elements as cluster center had higher utilization potential in the exploitation of mineral elements. This study could provide a basis for resource evaluation and breeding of excellent varieties of C. songaricum in different habitats, and provide a reference for cultivation and identification of C. songaricum.
Cynomorium ; Catechin ; Plant Breeding ; Selenium ; Ethers ; Ethyl Ethers ; Flavonoids ; Plant Extracts

BACKGROUND: As the wound healing is a multi-factorial process, the anesthetic agent and the duration of its exposure may influence the healing process after surgery. This study investigated the effect of anesthetic agents and duration of its exposure on the wound healing process after operation. METHODS: Total 32 rats weighing 200-300 g were randomly allocated to one of eight groups according to the exposure time (1, 2, 4, 8 hours) of sevoflurane or propofol (n = 4 each). After wounding under the each anesthetic, anesthesia was maintained for 1, 2, 4 and 8 hours in each group. We compared the skin blood flow around the wound and the wound size at baseline, 3 days, and 7 days postoperatively. RESULTS: In sevoflurane group, short exposure group (1, 2 hours) showed higher wound blood flow than long exposure (4, 8 hours) at 3 days after wounding (P < 0.05), but not at 7 days after wounding. For the wound size, there was no difference at 3 days after wounding in sevoflurane group, but 8 hours exposure group had the largest wound at 7 days after wounding. In propofol group, wound blood flow showed no difference at 3 days after wounding, but that of 4, 8 hours exposure group was higher than 2 hours exposure group at 7 days after wounding. There was no difference in wound size in propofol group. CONCLUSIONS: This study implicates that sevoflurane might influence the wound healing process more prominently than propofol according to the duration of exposure time.
Anesthesia ; Anesthetics ; Animals ; Methyl Ethers ; Propofol ; Rats ; Skin ; Wound Healing

BACKGROUND: The requisite anesthetic concentration of sevoflurane required to obtain adequate sedation when sufficient analgesics are supplied has not been determined. The purpose of this study was to determine the requisite age-associated concentration of sevoflurane to obtain an adequate level of anesthesia during combined epidural-general anesthesia by bispectral index (BIS) monitoring. METHODS: Twenty-seven elective abdominal surgery patients (American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I-II) were enrolled. The patients were divided into two groups of more or less than 60 years of age. We investigated the concentration of sevoflurane required to obtain an adequate sedation level during combined epidural-general anesthesia, maintaining the BIS value between 40 and 60. RESULTS: The requisite sevoflurane concentration required to keep the BIS value at 40-60 was not stable during surgery. In the younger group, the maximum concentration of sevoflurane needed during surgery was 1.95 +/- 0.14 (95% confidence interval: 1.87-2.10) vol%, while it was 1.54 +/- 0.44 (95% confidence interval: 1.27-1.80) vol% in the older group (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: The requisite concentration of sevoflurane required with combined epidural-general anesthesia was 2.5 vol% for the younger group and 2.0 vol% for the older group as determined by BIS monitoring. We believe that these percentages are sufficient to avoid awareness during surgery with adequate analgesia.
Analgesia ; Analgesics ; Anesthesia ; Anesthesia, Epidural ; Anesthetics, Inhalation ; Humans ; Methyl Ethers

Polyuria is occasionally observed during general anesthesia. Usually urine output during general anesthesia is decreased because of anesthetic agents. The authors came across with a case of polyruia during sevoflurane anesthesia which occurred after induction of anesthesia. Polyuria is a nonspecific symptom, but can cause many serious complications. Therefore, it is very important to investigate the cause thoroughly and treat patient appropriately.
Anesthesia ; Anesthesia, General ; Anesthetics ; Humans ; Methyl Ethers ; Polyuria ; Porphyrins

BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to investigate the optimal time interval for tracheal intubation and the effect of adjuvant drugs such as remifentanil and lidocaine during induction and tracheal intubation using sevoflurane inhalation without muscle relaxant. METHODS: This study enrolled patients with the age of 20-60 years old and ASA 1 or 2. Patients were randomly assigned into one of 4 groups (S, SR, SRL, SL), in which they were given remifentanil (R) i.v. at a rate of 0.25microgram/kg/min, or lidocaine (L) i.v. bolus of 1.5 mg/kg during sevoflurane inhalation (S). Anesthesia was performed as inhalation induction 2 minutes after pre-filling with sevoflurane 8 vol%. The time interval between induction and tracheal intubation was determined using up-and-down method. When satisfied all of the categories of response to tracheal intubation, the case was assigned to 'success', otherwise 'fail'. In each groups, effective time for successful intubation in 50% (ET50) and 95% (ET95) were calculated by probit analysis. RESULTS: ET50 was 3.90 minutes (95% confidence interval 3.32-4.38) in group S, 3.18 minutes (2.92-3.48) in group SL, 2.83 minutes (2.47-3.07) in group SR, and 2.68 minutes (2.37-2.95) in group SRL. In group S, SL, SR, and SRL, ET95 was 4.52 minutes (4.17-7.95), 3.63 minutes (3.37-4.97), 3.30 minutes (3.06-4.64), and 3.12 minutes (2.89-4.42), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The optimal time to intubate successfully using sevoflurane without muscle relaxant in 95% patients was 4.5 minutes. The optimal time is reduced to 3.1 minutes by coadministration of remifentanil and lidocaine.
Anesthesia ; Humans ; Inhalation ; Intubation ; Lidocaine ; Methyl Ethers ; Muscles ; Piperidines