Objective To establish a method for the determination of aristolochic acid A in Jiuwei-Qianghuo pill. Method The HPLC system consisted of the Phenomenex Luna C18(4.6 mm × 250 mm, 5μm)column, the mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile and 0.05% H3PO4, gradient elution flow rate was 1.0 ml/min, the column temperature was 35℃, the UV detector was set at 250 nm.Results The linear response range was 0.014-0.280μg/ml(r=0.999 9). The detection limit and quantitation limit of aristolochic acid A in Jiuwei-Qianghuo pill was 1.5 and 4.5 ng/ml. The average recovery of aristolochic acid A was 96.3%. Conclusions The method was high sensitivity, accurate, repeatable and high secificity. It can be used as an inspection method for safe use of Jiuwei-Qianghuo pill.

AIM: To investigate apolipoprotein A-Ⅰ gene (Apo A-Ⅰ) polymorphism and its relationship with serum HDL subclasses in patients with hyperlipidemia (HL). METHODS: Apo A-Ⅰ genotype was assayed by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). The subclasses of serum HDL in 118 patients with hyperlipidemia and 109 healthy subjects were determined by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis conjunction with immunodetection method. RESULTS: Both in HL group and the control group, G/G and C/C genotypes were the most frequent at -78 bp and +83 bp of Apo A-Ⅰ gene, respectively. The frequency of rare A allele at -78 bp in HL group was significantly higher than that in control group. In HL group, subjects with G/A mutation had higher serum levels of TG, Apo C-Ⅲ, pre ?_1-HDL and HDL_ 3a , and lower levels of HDL_ 2a and HDL_ 2b compared to the subjects with G/G genotype. CONCLUSION: The G/A transition in the -78 bp position of the Apo A-Ⅰ gene promoter in patients with hyperlipidemia is associated with HDL subclasses. There is a general shift toward smaller sized HDL, which, in turn, indicates that HDL maturation might be abnormal.

2.2 in serum, the particle size of HDL shifted towards smaller sizes, which indicates that reverse cholesterol transport might be weakened and HDL maturation might be abnormal.