Objective To study the chemical constituents of Rhodiola kirilowii.Methods The compounds were separated and purified by various chromatographic techniques and their structures were elucidated on the basis of physicochemical properties and spectroscopic methods.Results Five compounds were purified and their structures were identified as 4-(β-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-3-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-butanenitrfle (1),epicatechin (2),arbutin (3),rutin (4),and β-D-glucose (5).Conclusion Compound 1 is a new cyano-compound and other compounds are isolated from the plant for the first time.

Roles of sympathicus, sensory neuropeptides (SNP), metabolites of cyclooxygenase, metabolites of lipoxygenase, endothelium derived relaxing factor (EDRF), reactive oxygen (ROS) and potassium channels (PC) in the hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) and hypoxic cerebral vasodilation (HCVD) were studied in intact rats, rabbits and dogs. Results were as follows: during hypoxia, the excitation of sympathicus results in a constriction of both pulmonary and cerebral vessels; SNP, EDRF and the opening of 4-AP sensitive PC caused the dilation of both of them; metabolites of lipoxygenase mediated HPV and HCVD, whereas metabolites of cyclooxygenase were their modulators; hypoxia induced blockade of the ATP sensitive PC mediated HPV, but had no effect on HCVD; reduction of O_2~+ in the lung might potentiate HPV, but had no effect on HCVD. It is suggested that the alteration of lipoxygenase metabolites, ROS and ATP sensitive PC are factors accounting for the difference in response of pulmonary and cerebral vassels to hypoxia.

Currently the available therapies cannot satisfy all the clinical requirements, therefore advanced technologies are urgently demanded. Delivery system the polymeric prodrug based has both advantages of prodrug strategy and nanoparticle drug delivery strategy. The system can improve the drug bioavailability, enhance the drug stability, and make the drug targeting system more effective. The system can reduce the side effects and improve the therapeutic effect of drug. According to the mechanism of this drug system, passive targeting, active targeting, triggered release and co-administration were reviewed. Finally, the research prospects and issues in this field were pointed out.

Genetics ; Laboratories ; Technology ; standards ; United States

OBJECTIVE： To establish a method for simultaneous determination of rutin， isoquercitrin， kaempferol-3-O- rutinoside， daunorubicin， quercetin and kaempferol in the roots of Tetrastigma hemsleyanum.  METHODS： HPLC method was adopted. The determination was performed on Alliance SilGreen C18 column with mobile phase consisted of 0.2％ phosphoric acid solution-acetonitrile solution （gradient elution） at the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The detection wavelength was 360 nm and the column temperature was at 35 ℃. The sample size was 15 μL. RESULTS： The linear range of rutin， isoquercitrin， kaempferol-3- O-rutinoside， daunorubicin， quercetin and kaempferol were 21.77-217.77， 12.37-123.75， 13.23-132.31， 4.63-46.30， 5.75-57.50， 3.36-33.66 μg/mL （all r＝0.999 9）， respectively. limit of detection of them were 0.217 8， 0.123 8， 0.066 2， 0.046 3， 0.191 7， 0.112 3 μg/mL， respectively. limit of quantitation of them were 0.435 6， 0.247 5， 0.165 4， 0.154 3， 0.575 0， 0.421 2 μg/mL， respectively. RSDs of precision （n＝6）， stability （24 h， n＝7） and reproducibility tests （n＝6） were lower than 3.20％. The average recoveries of them were 96.23％， 86.88％， 97.51％， 97.67％， 97.50％， 87.46％， RSDs were 1.85％， 1.90％， 1.84％， 1.87％， 1.25％， 2.01％ （n＝9）， respectively. CONCLUSIONS： The method is fast and simple， and could be applied for simultaneous determination of rutin， isoquercitrin， kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside， daunorubicin， quercetin and kaempferol in the roots of T. hemsleyanum.  

The integrity of lysosomes is of vital importance to survival of tumor cells. We demonstrated that LW-218, a synthetic flavonoid, induced rapid lysosomal enlargement accompanied with lysosomal membrane permeabilization in hematological malignancy. LW-218-induced lysosomal damage and lysosome-dependent cell death were mediated by cathepsin D, as the lysosomal damage and cell apoptosis could be suppressed by depletion of cathepsin D or lysosome alkalization agents, which can alter the activity of cathepsins. Lysophagy, was initiated for cell self-rescue after LW-218 treatment and correlated with calcium release and nuclei translocation of transcription factor EB. LW-218 treatment enhanced the expression of autophagy-related genes which could be inhibited by intracellular calcium chelator. Sustained exposure to LW-218 exhausted the lysosomal capacity so as to repress the normal autophagy. LW-218-induced enlargement and damage of lysosomes were triggered by abnormal cholesterol deposition on lysosome membrane which caused by interaction between LW-218 and NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1. Moreover, LW-218 inhibited the leukemia cell growth