3.Investigation on curative effect of Tiaojingcuyun Pill matching clomophene for sterility
Wei WANG ; Mingqing CHENG ; Peifang LIANG ;
Chinese Traditional Patent Medicine 1992;0(03):-
Objective:To study the effective treatment method for sterility. Methods: 126 cases with sterility were divided into three groups at random. 42 cases were in group A treated with Tiaojingcuyun pill, 38 cases group B were treated with clomophene as the control groups, and 46 cases were in group C with Tiaojingcuyun pill matching clomophene as the study group. Results: During 138 treatment periods 22 cases in group C got pregnancy. the rate of pregnancy was 47.83%. As compared with group A and group B, the rate of pregnancy increased obviously. There were significant differences among them ( P
5.Characterization of chondroid mtrix-forming sarcomas: gadolinium-enhanced and diffusion weighted MR imaging
Kebin CHENG ; Jing ZHANG ; Lihua GONG ; Hui QU ; Wei ZHANG ; Wei LIANG ; Xiaosong LI ; Xiaoguang CHENG
Chinese Journal of Radiology 2010;44(6):635-638
Objective To study the Gadolinium-enhanced MRI and diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) characteristics of the chondroid matrix-forming sarcomas.Methods Contrast-enhanced MRI and DWI were performed in 14 eases of chondroid matrix-forming sarcomas (10 chondrosarcomas,4 chondroblastic esteosarcomas) and 13 cases of other types of osteosarcomas.DWI was obtained with a single-shot echo-planar imaging (EPI) sequence using a 1.5 T MR imager with two different b values of 0 and 700 s/mm2.The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values were obtained in GE Functiontool software.The contrast-enhancement pattern was evaluated and the ADC values of ehondroid matrix-forming sarcomas was compared with that of other types of asteosarcoma.Independent sample t-test was performed to evaluate the difference of ADC values between the group of chondroid matrix-forming sarcoma and the group of other types of osteosarcoma.In addition, nonparametrie test was used to assess the difference of ADC values between the chondrosareoma and the chondroblastic osteosarcoma.P value less than 0.05 was considered to represent a statistical significance.Results For 14 eases of ehondroid matrix-forming sarcomas, peripheral enhancement was found in all cases, septonodular enhancement was identified in 12 cases.While 13 eases of other types of osteosarcowas demonstrated heterogeneous enhancement.The mean ADC value of chondroid matrix-forming sarcomas [(2.56 ±0.35) × 10 -3 mm2/s] was significantly higher than that of other types of osteosarcoma [( 1.16±0.20) × 10-3 mm2/s] (t = 12.704,P <0.O1 ).There was no significant difference in the ADC value between the chondrosarcoma and the chondroblastie osteesarcama(Z =0.507 ,P =0.959).Conclusion Contrast-enhanced MRI and DWI can improve differentiation between chondroid matrix-forming sarcomas and other types of osteosarcomas.
6.The enhancement effects of amyloid β protein on in vivo hippocampal long term depression in rats
Li CHENG ; Wei JING ; Gaidi WANG ; Liang GUO ; Jinshun QI
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2012;(12):1060-1063
Objective To investigate the exact protocol eliciting the hippocampal CA1 long-term depression (LTD) of rats in vivo and the effect of amyloid β-protein (Aβ) on the LTD.Method By applying test stimulation to Schaffer collateral in hippocampal CA1 region in rats,recorded the in vivo field excitatory postsynaptic potentials (fEPSPs) ;further,observed the induction of LTD with different low frequency stimulation (LFS) and investigated the effect of Aβ25-35 on the LTD.Results Prolonged LFS (1,5 and 10 Hz) but not paired-pulse stimulus (PPS) effectively elicited the LTD in the hippocampal CA1 region,with significantly decreased amplitude of fEPSPs after LFS ; 1 Hz 900 pulses group induced a stronger LTD,being (63.7 ± 3.8) % at 120 min post-LFS,lower (P < 0.05) than (75.1 ± 3.2) % in 600 pulses group ; different frequencies (1,5 and 10 Hz) of LFS with same pulses induced similar degree of LTD,the amplitude of fEPSPs were (63.7 ± 3.8) %,(61.2 ± 3.6) % and (59.8 ± 3.9) % respectively,without significant differences between any two groups (P > 0.05) ; after applying 12.5 nmol and 25 nmol Aβ25-35,the amplitude of fEPSPs decreased to (63.2 ± 3.8) % and (46.8 ± 3.9) %,respectively,and lower and than that in control ((73.9 ± 3.0) %,P < 0.05).Conclusion Prolonged LFS effectively induced in vivo hippocampal LTD of rats,which provides an important electrophysiological protocol for the study of synaptic plasticity; Aβ25-35 injection dont affect the baseline synaptic transmission,but dose-dependently enhance the in vivo hippocampal LTD of rats,indicating that Aβ-induced LTD facilitation may be involved the early impairment of learning and memory in Alzheimer's disease.
7.Research Method on Content Determination of Strychnine and Brucine in Rat Plasma
Tianchao CHEN ; Li LI ; Qichao LIANG ; Wei CHENG
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2015;(11):2341-2348
This study was aimed to establish an effective method for the simultaneous content determination of strychnine and brucine in rat plasma.The Wistar rat plasma samples were processed by liquid-liquid extraction and separated on a UPLC BEH C18 column.The mobile phase was acetonitrile - acid water (17?83).The acid water was 0.02 mol·L-1.The potassium dihydrogen phosphate and 0.014 8 mol·L-1 sodium heptane sulfonate was mixed with equal amount.The 10% phosphonic acid was used to adjust the system to the pH of 2.8.The detection wavelength was set at 260 nm.The results showed that foreign materials in the Wistar rat plasma did not interfere with the content determination of samples.The calibration curve of strychnine was in good linearity within the range of 0.067 84-3.392 00μg·mL-1.The calibration curve of brucine was in good linearity with the range of 0.052 48-2.624 00μg·mL-1.The intra-and inter-day precisions were less than 10%.The mean extraction recoveries were more than 85%.The stability results met the requirements for biopharmaceutical analysis.It was concluded that the UPLC detection method was sensitive and precise,which can be used in the pharmacokinetics study of strychnine and brucine in Tong-Mai(TM) pill.
8.Phenolic acid derivatives from Alchornea trewioides.
Ridong QIN ; Wei CHENG ; Qingying ZHANG ; Hong LIANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2012;47(7):926-9
To study the chemical constituents of Alchornea trewioides, silica gel column chromatography, Sephadex LH-20, reverse phase ODS column chromatography, MCI and semi-preparative HPLC were used to separate the 95% EtOH extract of the root of Alchornea trewioides. The structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic studies including ESI-TOF-MS, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, HSQC and HMBC. Eight phenolic acids were obtained and identified as 1-O-galloyl-6-O-vanilloyl-beta-glucose (1), gallic acid (2), ethyl gallate (3), syringic acid (4), glucosyringic acid (5), erigeside C (6), 3, 4-dimethoxyphenyl-(6'-O-alpha-L-rhamnosyl)-beta-D-glucopyranoside (7) and 3, 4, 5-trimethoxyphenyl-(6'-O-galloyl)-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (8). Among them, compound 1 is a new compound, compounds 4-8 are isolated from the genus Alchornea for the first time, and the others are isolated from the plant for the first time.
9.Simvastatin down regulation LOX-1 and ROS in NRK52E Induced by Ox-LDL
Rui WANG ; Guohua DING ; Wei LIANG ; Cheng CHEN
Journal of Chinese Physician 2011;13(12):1621-1623
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of Simvastatin on LOX-1 and ROS in NRK52E induced by ox-LDL.MethodsNRK-52E cells were divided into three groups: Control group,ox-LDL group (50 μg/ml ox-LDL) and Simvastatin group (10 μmol/L Simvastatin +50 μg/ml ox-LDL).After incubation for 24 h,the expression of LOX-I was analyzed by Western blotting,and production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was analyzed with confocal laser scanning microscopy.ResultsNRK-52E expressed LOX-1 at low level,50 μg/ml ox-LDL increased the expression of LOX-1 by 6.80 times.Pre - treatment with Simvastatin decreased LOX-1 expression by 65%.There was little ROS generation in NRK52E cells,50μg/ml ox-LDL promoted the expression of LOX-1 by 4.86.times.Pre - treatment with Simvastatin decreased ROS generation by 60%.ConclusionsSimvastatin upregulate LOX-1 expression and ROS generation induced by Ox-LDL in NRK52E cells.
10.Surfactant protein A regulates the expression of MIP-2 and inhibits NF-?B binding activity in tubular epithelial cells
Shaojiang TIAN ; Guohua DING ; Cheng CHEN ; Junya JIA ; Wei LIANG
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 1997;0(05):-
Objective To investigate the effect of surfactant protein A (SP-A) on the production of MIP-2 and binding activity of NF-?B in rat tubular epithelial cells, and evaluate its possible role in renal inflammation. Methods Confluent cultures of NRK-52E cells (a renal tubular epithelial cell line of rat origin) were pretreated with various concentrations of SP-A(0 to 80 ?g/ml) and stimulated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (10 ?g/ml) with 2% serum. MIP-2 expression was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The effect of SP-A on NF-?B binding activity was assessed by electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA). Results MIP-2 mRNA and protein was expressed and up-regulated in NRK-52E cells stimulated by LPS. The expression of MIP-2 was down-regulated by SP-A. NF-?B binding activity was inhibited by SP-A in a concentration-dependent manner. Conclusion SP-A binding activity and down-regulates the expression of MIP-2 in renal tubular epithelial cells, which may play an important role in the modulation of renal tissue inflammation.