This study was aimed to establish an HPLC method for the determination of chlorogenic acid, rutin and kaempferide in Solidago decurrens Lour. A Diamonsil C18 column (4.6 mm í 200 mm, 5 μm) was adopted with the mobile phase of acetonitrile-0.2% phosphoric acid. The flow rate was 1.0 mL·min-1. The column temperature was at 25℃. The wavelength of detection was set at 282 nm. The results showed that the calibration curve was linear over the range of 63.2~442.4 μg for chlorogenic acid (r = 0.999 3), 8.1~56.8 μg for rutin (r = 0.999 4) and 10.8~75.7μg for kaempferide (r = 0.999 8). The average recovery of chlorogenic acid was 98.6% (RSD = 1.4%), that of rutin was 99.2% (RSD = 0.8%) and that of kaempferide was 100.3% (RSD = 1.0%). It was concluded that the method was simple, economical and accurate with good reproducibility.

This study was aimed to establish the quality and quantity analysis methods of tectoridin contented in the Iris tectorum Maxim. Thin layer chromatography (TLC) method was used to give quality analysis on tectoridin in I. tectorum. And the HPLC method was used to give quantity analysis on tectoridin in I. tectorum. The Diamonsil C18 (200 mm í 4.6 mm, 5 μm) column was used as analytical column. The acetonitrile-0.2% phosphoric acid (20:80) was used as mobile phase at the flow rate of 1.0 mL·min-1. The detection wavelength was 265 nm and the column temperature was 25℃. The results showed that the quality analysis of I. Tectorum had specific identification with-out the interference of other ingredients. The amount of inlet tectoridin had a good linearity with the response val-ue of peak area in the range of 0.12~2.22 μg. The average recovery rate was 100.96%. It was concluded that this method was simple and reproducible, which can be used in the quality control of I. tectorum.

BACKGROUND:As an important cytokine, interleukin-6 regulates immune responses in inflammation sites and has an autocrine/paracrine activity that stimulates osteoclast formation and bone resorption, which is related to bone remodeling during orthodontic tooth movement.
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of orthodontic force on the expression of interleukin-6 mRNA in the periodontal tissue of rats.
METHODS:In situ hybridization was performed to measure the expression of interleukin-6 mRNA at 1, 3, 5, 7, 10 and 14 days after the application of orthodontic force on the maxil ary first molars of rats.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The expression of interleukin-6 mRNA was observed at a low level in the normal periodontal tissue of rats. After the application of force, the induction of interleukin-6 mRNA was observed to reach a maximum on day 3 and to decline thereafter. The expression of interleukin-6 mRNA can be evoked by orthodontic force but with a certain self-limiting. As a multifunctional cytokine, interleukin-6 plays a very important role in periodontal remodeling during orthodontic tooth movement.

Objective To research the TLC identification of geniposide in Lian-pu-yin.Methods Gardenia geniposide in Lian-pu-yin of 10 different samples were identified by TLC.Results Geniposide could be detected by TLC.Conclusion This method was simple and accurate.

This study was aimed to establish the fingerprints of Qian Solidaginis Herba by HPLC. The fingerprints of Qian Solidaginis Herba were built by using Diamonsil C18 (200 mm í 4.6 mm, 5 μm) column and acetonitrile -0.2%H3PO4 aqueous solution in gradient as mobile phase. The flow rate was 1.0 mL·min-1. Detecting wavelength was set at 282 nm. The total 10 batches of Qian Solidaginis Herba samples and their adulterants were analyzed. The results showed that 13 peaks were identified as the fingerprints of Qian Solidaginis Herba. Under chromatographic conditions mentioned above. It was concluded that the HPLC fingerprints method was found to have satisfactory accuracy, sta-bility and reproducibility, which was a potential method for the quality control of Qian Solidaginis Herba.

BACKGROUND:Cigarette smoking can seriously damage the periodontal tissues and root, and the nicotine in tobacco accelerates the progression of periodontal diseases. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of different doses of nicotine on the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 mRNA in the periodontal tissue during orthodontic tooth movement. METHODS: Totaly 110 Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into blank control group (n=10), normal saline group (n=25), 0.5 mg/kg nicotine group (n=25), 0.75 mg/kg nicotine group (n=25), 1 mg/kg nicotine group (n=25). Rats in the normal saline groups were injected intraperitonealy with 0.1 mL normal saline, and those in the three nicotine groups were respectively injected with 0.5, 0.75, 1 mg/kg nicotine tartrate solution. Except the blank control group, the unilateral maxilary first molars of rats in the other four groups were exposed to 50 g force. At 1, 3, 5, 7, 14 days under force, the rats were sacrificed to take the maxilary tissues. Hematoxylin-eosin staining was used to observe the changes of periodontal tissues, immunohistochemical staining was employed to count positive cels, andin situ hybridization staining was adopted to detect the mean absorbance value of cyclooxygenase-2 in the periodontal tissues. RESULTTS AND CONCLUSION:The number of odontoclasts and the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in the nicotine groups were higher than those in the non-nicotine groups. With the increasing dose of nicotine, the number of odontoclasts gradualy increased, and the difference was statisticaly significant (P < 0.05). At 7 days under force, the number of odontoclasts reached the peak. With the increasing dose of nicotine, the positive expression intensity of cyclooxygenase-2 was also increased, and the difference was statisticaly significant (P < 0.05). The expression of cyclooxygenase-2 reached peak at 5 days under force. These findings indicate that with the increasing dose of nicotine, the number of odontoclasts and the expression intensity of cyclooxygenase-2 are both increased at the same time point under force. During the orthodontic tooth movement, the intake of nicotine can damage the periodontal tissue, and the dose of nicotine can directly influence the severity of damage to the periodontal tissue.