Silica gel column chromatography was used for the isolation and purification of the chemical constituents of the pericarp of Illicium macranthum. From dichloromethane-EtOAc (1:1) fraction and EtOAc fraction of the methanol extracts, eleven compounds were identified on the basis of chemical and spectral data. Two new compounds were elucidated to be 6-deoxyneomajucin (1) and 2-oxo-6-deoxyneomajucin (2), along with nine known compounds 6-deoxypseudoanisatin (3), pseudoanisatin (4), anisatin (5), pseudomajucin (6), protocatecheuic acid (7), shikimic acid (8), shikimic acid methylester (9), beta-sitosterol (10) and daucosterol (11). Compounds 1 and 2 are new majucin-type sesquiterpene lactones.

Objective To investigate the microvessel density of stomach tumor and the relationship between the microvessel density and CT findings.Methods Conventional contrast-enhanced CT scans were performed in 64 patients with stomach tumor(OMNIPAQUE 100 ml,3.0 ml/s),the images at 45 s were gained.After operation,the specimens with partial normal stomach tissue were dealed with injecting the contrast medium through its feeding arteries(10 ml/100 g,within 30 min),then,the specimens underwent CT scan(delayed time 10 s and 20 s),the nets of blood vessel of the masses were reconstructed by post-processed.The density of masses was evaluated in comparison with the enhanced effect of masses before operation.The pathological examinations of specimens were done and the microvessel density of tumors were measured through immunohistochemical technique.The hemodynamic characteristics of tumors were analysed.Results In tumors,the highest density(D)increased with the tumor rank(beside dead band).The visive vessels of specimen were more than that on conventional contrast-enhanced CT,but the D/d(the highest density in the masses/the density in normal stomach tissue)was basically consistent.Conclusion For gastric carcinoma,the D/d ratio can reflect the microvessel density of the tumors on certainly and the hemodynamic characteristics of tumors.

Objective To analyze the anatomical relationship between Zuckerkandl's tubercle (ZT) and the recurrent laryngeal nerve(RLN),to reduce the incidence of RLN injury risk.Methods 280 patients undergoing total thyroidectomy from Jan.2008 to Jan.2013 were included in our study.A meticulous technipue of excapsular dissection was used to dissect thyroid.ZT's size,classification,and its relationship with RLN were studied and classified.Results A total of 280 thyroid gland lobes were dissected.ZT identified in the left was 94.1％(128/136),right 96.4％(160/166),and bilateral 72.8％(220/302).ZT grades were as the following:Grade 0,left 11.8％(16/136) and right 11.4％(19/166);Grade I,left 30.1％(41/136) and right 25.3％(42/166);Grade II,left 44.1％(60/136) and right 43.4％(72/166);Grade III,left 8.1％(11/136) and right 16.3％(27/166).There was no significant difference on ZT classification between the left side and right side.For ZT with grade I or above,112 cases were at the left side,among which type A was 90.2％(101/112),type B 0.9％(1/112),type C 7.1％(8/112),and type D 1.8％(2/112),and 141 cases were at the right side,among which type A was 92.9 ％ (131/141),type B 0.7％(1/141),type C 5.0％(7/141),and type D 1.4％(2/141).There was no significant difference between the left side and the right side in terms of type.Type A of ZT was the most common type.Conclusion As an important anatomic landmark,ZT is essential for locating and dissecting RLN during thyroid surgery,however,due to its complex anatomical relationship with adjacent organs and the variability of RLN and its branches here,from which to reveal RLN has the possibility of increasing the injury risk.

Objective To establish a sensitive and specific LC-MS/MS method for measurement of notoginsenoside R1, ginsenoside Rg1, ginsenoside Re, ginsenoside Rb1, ginsenoside Rd, tanshinone Ⅰ, astragaloside Ⅳ and harpagosidein of Fufang Xueshuantong Capsule in rat plasma. Methods The HPLC separation was performed on Thermo Hypersil GOLD column (2.1 mm× 100mm, 5 μm) at 30 ℃, injecting 10 μL and using acetonitrile-water (0.1% formic acid) as the mobile phrase (B was acetonitrile, A was 0.1%formic acid;0-10 min, 25%-55%B;10-20 min, 55%-70%B) with the flow rate of 0.2 mL/min. Detection was performed on a tandem quadrapole mass spectrometer using positive electrospray ionization, SRM scan mode. Results The eight compounds showed good linearity in wide ranges (notoginsenoside R1 1.00-800 ng/mL, ginsenoside Rg1 0.950-760 ng/mL, ginsenoside Re 1.44-1440 ng/mL, ginsenoside Rb1 1.33-1330 ng/mL, ginsenoside Rd 9.90-990 ng/mL, harpagosidein 1.01-1010 ng/mL, astragaloside Ⅳ 1.16-928 ng/mL, tanshinone Ⅰ 10.0-800 ng/mL). In addition, the accuracy and recovery were around 85%-115%and 50%-70%. The RSD of intra and inter day precision were lower than 15%. Conclusion The method is specific, rapid and sensitive. Therefore, it can be applied to pharmacokinetic study of eight effective compounds in Fufang Xueshuantong Capsule.

OBJECTIVETo establish an HPLC-ELSD method for determination of Anemarsaponin C and Anemarsaponin A III in Anemarrhenae Rhizoma.

METHODKromasil C18 column(4.6 mm x 250 mm, 5 microm) was used as stationary phase. Mobile phase was methanol-water gradient with the flow rate of 1 mL x min(-1); the temperature of the drift tube and evaporation was 50 degrees C and 70 degrees C respectively. The gas pressure was 1.03 x 10(5) Pa.

RESULTThere are good linearity in the range 0.310-3.10 microg of anemarsaponin C (lgA = 1.254 2lgM + 5.734 7, r = 0.999 5) and in the range 0.323-3.23 microg (lgA = 1.328 41gM + 5. 937, r = 0.999 6) of anemarsaponin A III. The average recovery of anemarsaponin C and anemarsaponin A III was 98.1% with RSD 2.1% and 97.3% with RSD 1.5% (n = 6) respectively.

CONCLUSIONThe method is rapid and accurate. It is suitable for quality control of Anemarrhenae Rhizoma. The result of determination reveals that the quality of Anemarrhenae Rhizoma from different places of north China are of notable difference.

Anemarrhena ; chemistry ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; methods ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; analysis ; Saponins ; analysis ; Triterpenes

OBJECTIVETo investigate the difference of hypaconitine concentration in serum between normal and cold-deficiency mice after administration of aconite decoction. To analyze how the toxic dose of aconite decoction correlate to the metabolic environment.

METHODPrepared cold-deficiency mice model, treated normal and cold-deficiency mice with aconite decoction for 14 days continuously, and then detected hypaconitine concentration in serum by HPLC along with survival ratio of mice on the first, seventh and fourteenth day.

RESULTAfter administration of aconite decoction for 14 days, the hypaconitine concentration in serum of cold-deficiency mice is close to that in normal mice. It showed aconite decoction has the ability of regulating metabolism environment, the hypaconitine concentration in serum of normal mice was higher on the seventh and fourteenth day than that on first day. It showed that aconite decoction can disturb metabolism environment of normal mice. It was also been observed that the range of variation of hypaconitine concentration in cold-deficiency mice was minor than that in normal mice during the fourteen days' administration.

CONCLUSIONThe difference of serum concentration in normal and cold-deficiency mice showed that there were different metabolic environments in two mice models, and the metabolic environment changed during administration. These results showed that the different toxic doses of aconite decoction were partially due to the different metabolic environments.

Aconitine ; administration & dosage ; analogs & derivatives ; blood ; pharmacokinetics ; Aconitum ; chemistry ; Animals ; Cold Temperature ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; analysis ; pharmacokinetics ; Male ; Mice ; blood ; physiology ; Mice, Inbred ICR

OBJECTIVETo compare the quality of cultivated and wild Anemarrhena Rhizome from Yi County (Xiling Zhimu) based on contents analysis of active constituents.

METHODSamples of cultivated Anemarrhena Rhizome from most townships of Yi County were analyzed and compared with wild ones. Six indexes belonged to three kinds active constituents of saponin, flavornoid and polysaccharide were adopted. HPLC-ELSD method with cholesterol as internal standard was adopted to determine the content of sarsasapongenin. HPLC-ELSD method was used to simultaneously determine the contents of anemasaponin C and Anemasaponin A III. Contents of neomangiferin and mangiferin were determined by HPLC-UV method. Total polysaccharide was determined by phenol sulfate method.

RESULTThe mean content of sarsasapongenin in cultivated Anemarrhena Rhizome samples is slightly lower than the wild. The mean contents of anemasaponin C and Anemasaponin A III in cultivated Anemarrhena Rhizome samples are higher than the wild. There is no notable difference of these three index between the cultivated and the wild. The cultivated Anemarrhena Rhizome samples have a lower content of neomangiferin and a higher content of mangiferin than the wild. While the total content of these two flavonoids have no notable difference. The cultivated Anemarrhena Rhizome samples have a higher content of total polysaccharide than the wild samples.

CONCLUSIONContents of active constituents in cultivated Anemarrhena Rhizome from Yi County (Xiling Zhimu) are not notably different with the wild Anemarrhena Rhizome. They have similar good quality as the wild ones.

Anemarrhena ; chemistry ; growth & development ; China ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; Gardening ; methods ; Plant Extracts ; analysis ; Rhizome ; chemistry ; growth & development

Objective To investigate the correlation between serum hepcidin level and iron, mineral metabolism in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. Methods Seventy-five MHD patients were selected. The serum hepcidin, serum iron and mineral metabolism indexes were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent double antibody sandwich method, and their correlation was analyzed. Results The level of serum hepcidin in 75 MHD patients was 87- 264 μg/L. The patients were divided into 3 groups according to serum hepcidin level. In group A, the serum hepcidin level of 26 cases was＜120 μg/L; in group B, the serum hepcidin level of 24 cases was 120- 200 μg/L; in group C, the serum hepcidin level of 25 cases was>200 μg/L. There were no significant differences in age, gender, albumin and serum calcium among 3 groups (P > 0.05). The levels of ferritin, transferrin saturation (TS), serum phosphorus and parathyroid hormone (PTH) increased in the 3 groups as the hepcidin level increased, while hemoglobin, serum iron, total iron binding capacity (TIBC), and 25 hydroxy vitamin D decreased significantly, and there were statistical differences (P＜0.05). The Pearson correlation analysis result showed that serum hepcidin was positively correlated with ferritin, PTH, serum phosphorus (r = 0.862, 0.536 and 0.320; P＜0.01); and serum hepcidin was negative correlation with serum iron, TIBC, hemoglobin, 25 hydroxy vitamin D (r=-0.358,-0.270,-0.284 and-0.614; P＜0.01); but there was no correlation between serum hepcidin and albumin and serum calcium (r=0.018 and-0.005, P＞0.05). Conclusions The serum hepcidin level in MHD patients is closely related to iron and mineral metabolism.

OBJECTIVETo evaluate different methods to explose recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) based on the location of thyroid diseses and anatomic path of the RLN, to avoid the RLN damage in thyroid surgery.

METHODSA total of 755 cases underwent total lobectomy was studied retrospectively. RLN was explosed in each case.

RESULTSA total of 963 RLN was exposed in 755 cases, among those 658 RLN were exposed by lateral approach, 106 by inferior approach, and 199 by superior approach. It was showed that 694 RLN traveled deep to the inferior throid artery and 119 superficial to the artery, 98 through between two branches of the artery, and 62 with the cross of the nerve branches and the artery branches. Before entering larynx, 578 RLN gave off branches and 385 had no branches. Non-recurrent laryngeal nerves were found in 2 cases. There were 6 cases who presented with hoarseness after thyroidectomy and undergoing reexploration, among them RLN were legated in 4 cases and severed in 2 cases.

CONCLUSIONSThe anatomic relation of RLN is relatively complicated. Lateral, inferior or superior aproach may be used for exposure of RLN to decrease risks of injury to the nerve.

Arteries ; Hoarseness ; Larynx ; Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve ; surgery ; Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injuries ; prevention & control ; Retrospective Studies ; Thyroid Gland ; surgery ; Thyroidectomy