The achievement of Nongzheng Quanshu in area of herhalogical textual research was illustrated in this paper. Nongzheng Quanshu recorded the information of 159 kinds of cultivated plants and 473 kinds of wild plants. It also quoted many contents from lots of ancient agriculture hooks related in herbalogical literature. Many agriculture researchers were encouraged to have done much work in area of herhalogical textual research It also included the materia medica hook Jiuhuang Bencao and Yecaipu therein and promoted their delivery.
Books ; history ; China ; History, Ancient ; Materia Medica ; history ; Medicine in Literature ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry ; classification

Wuyi is one of the Chinese medicine recorded in Shennong's Herbal Classic and many other herbal books during the long history period. Up to now, Wuyi is still an important medicine used for insecticidal and removing food retention. Recent researches indicated that Wuyi also had the function of anti-malaria and treating herpetic simplex keratitis. Therefore, Wuyi had notable value on clinic and development of new medicine. The herbalogical textual research on Wuyi was conducted through investigation of the literature of materia medica during the long historical period from Han Dynasty. It was demonstrated by this work that the original plants of Wuyi include Ulmus macrocarpa Hance and Hemiptelea davidii (Hance) Planch, in which, U. macrocarpa was the quality specie. U. pumila was the false specie which cause confusing. The medicine Wuyi was the processed product made from the nutlet of the plants through fermentation with other additive agents.
China ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; analysis ; Herbals as Topic ; history ; History, Ancient ; Plants, Medicinal ; anatomy & histology ; chemistry ; classification

The achievement of Qimin Yaoshu in the area of herbalogical textual research was illustrated in this paper. Qimin Yaoshu quoted and keeped many contents from ancient agriculture books related in herbalogical literature. It also recorded the information of lots of tropical and subtropical plants. The author bringed forwarded many experiences indistinguishing plants and clarified some long last confused or wrong opinions. The studying philosophy and methods of the authors gave us much enlightenment in our herbalogical textual research. It should be taken into account when the herbalogical textual research was carried out.
China ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Herbals as Topic ; history ; History, Ancient ; Medicine in Literature ; Plants, Medicinal ; anatomy & histology ; chemistry ; classification

The Tongmai Yangxin pill (TMYX) has potential clinical effects on no-reflow (NR); however, the effective substances and mechanisms by which this occurs remain unclear. This study evaluates the cardioprotective effects and molecular mechanisms of TMYX against NR. We used a myocardial NR rat model (2 h after myocardial ischemia and 2 h after reperfusion) to confirm the effect and mechanism of action of TMYX in alleviating NR. In vitro studies in isolated coronary microvasculature of NR rats and in silico network pharmacology analyses were performed to reveal the underlying mechanisms of TMYX and determine the main components, targets, and pathways of TMYX, respectively. The experiment was approved by the Ethics Committee of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine (LLBH-202212160001). TMYX showed therapeutic effects on NR by improving cardiac structure and function, reducing NR, ischemic areas, and cardiomyocyte injury, and decreasing the content of cardiac troponin I (cTnI). Moreover, the mechanism of TMYX predicted by network pharmacology is related to the hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB), and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) signaling pathways. TMYX increased the expression of G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER), phospho-extracellular signal-regulated kinase (p-ERK), and HIF-1α. In vitro, TMYX enhanced the diastolic function of coronary microvascular cells; however, this effect was inhibited by GPER inhibitor (G-15), eNOS inhibitor (L-NAME), and sGC inhibitor (ODQ). This study integrates pharmacology and experimental evaluation to reveal that TMYX activates HIF-1α/eNOS signaling pathway by upregulating GPER to relax coronary microvessels, thereby significantly alleviating NR.

Adult ; Blood Glucose ; metabolism ; Female ; Herbicides ; poisoning ; Humans ; Liver ; physiopathology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Paraquat ; poisoning

Our previous results have demonstrated that insulin reduces myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (MI/R) injury and increases the postischemic myocardial functions via activating the cellular survival signaling, i.e., phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-K)-Akt-endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS)-nitric oxide (NO) cascade. However, it remains largely controversial whether c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) is involved in the effects of insulin on MI/R injury. Therefore, the aims of the present study were to investigate the role of JNK, especially the cross-talk between JNK and previously expatiated Akt signaling, in the protective effect of insulin on I/R myocardium. Isolated hearts from adult Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to 30 min of regional ischemia and followed by 2 or 4 h of reperfusion (n=6). The hearts were pretreated with PI3-K inhibitor LY294002, or phosphorylated-JNK inhibitor SP600125, respectively, then perfused retrogradely with insulin, and the mechanical functions of hearts, including the heart rate (HR), left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP) and instantaneous first derivation of left ventricular pressure (+/-LVdp/dt(max)) were measured. At the end of reperfusion, the infarct size (IS) and apoptotic index (AI) were examined. MI/R caused significant cardiac dysfunction and myocardial apoptosis (strong TUNEL-positive staining). Compared with the control group, insulin treatment in MI/R rats exerted protective effects as evidenced by reduced myocardial IS [(28.9 +/- 2.0)% vs (45.0 +/- 4.0) %, n=6, P<0.01], inhibited cardiomyocyte apoptosis [decreased AI: (16.0 +/- 0.7) % vs (27.6 +/- 1.3) %, n=6, P<0.01] and improved recovery of cardiac systolic/diastolic function (including LVDP and +/-LVdp/dt(max)) at the end of reperfusion. Moreover, insulin resulted in 1.7-fold and 1.5-fold increases in Akt and JNK phosphorylation in I/R myocardium, respectively (n=6, P<0.05). Inhibition of Akt activation with LY294002 abolished, and inhibition of JNK activation with SP600125 enhanced the cardioprotection by insulin, respectively. And the abolishment by LY294002 could be partly converted by SP600125 pretreatment. In addition, SP600125 also decreased the Akt phosphorylation (n=6, P<0.05). These results demonstrate that insulin simultaneously activates both Akt and JNK, and the latter further increases the phosphorylation of Akt which attenuates MI/R injury and improves heart function; this cross-talk between Akt and JNK in the insulin signaling is involved in insulin-induced cardioprotective effect.
Animals ; Apoptosis ; Heart ; Insulin ; metabolism ; JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases ; MAP Kinase Signaling System ; Myocardial Infarction ; Myocardial Ischemia ; Myocardial Reperfusion Injury ; Myocardium ; Myocytes, Cardiac ; Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III ; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase ; metabolism ; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases ; metabolism ; Phosphorylation ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Reperfusion Injury ; Signal Transduction

BACKGROUND:The incidence rate of peripheral T cel lymphoma is high in Asia, and peripheral T cel lymphoma is aggressive with generaly poor prognosis. However, there is no standard treatment strategy. OBJECTIVE:To retrospectively analyze the therapeutic effect of autologous hematopoietic stem cel transplantation on peripheral T cel lymphoma as wel as relevant toxic and side effects. METHODS:A retrospective review was conducted in 35 patients with peripheral T cel lymphoma who underwent autologous hematopoietic stem cel transplantation from March 2003 to April 2014, including 22 cases of extranodal NK/T-cel lymphoma (nasal type), 1 case of angioimmunoblastic T-cel lymphoma, 8 cases of peripheral T cel lymphoma (non-specific), 3 cases of ALK-positive anaplastic large cel lymphoma, and 1 case of ALK-negative anaplastic large cel lymphoma. Al of 35 patients were classified pathologicaly according to WHO pathological type in 2001 and 2008, and received the high-dose chemotherapy with vincristine, cytarabine, etoposide, mitoxantrone, semustine, cyclophosphamide, and total body irradiation. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: After a median folow-up of 54 (9-120) months, the probabilities of overal survival and disease-free survival after transplantation were 80% (n=28) and 71% (n=25), respectively. Eight cases (23%) relapsed after transplantation, seven of which died. It was safe with mild and moderate transplantation related side-effects on opportunistic infections, oral cavity mucosa and bladder responses and so on, and there were no severe, life-threatening late complications. Autologous hematopoietic stem cel transplantation may be an effective and safe treatment for peripheral T cel lymphoma, and there is a better benefit in peripheral T cel lymphoma patients with first complete remission.

AIM: To seek a small interfering RNA ( siRNA ) sequence targeting rat inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa Bα ( IκBα) that can specifically and effectively suppress IκBα mRNA expression of rat ciliary muscles in vivo.METHODS:Three IκBα specific double stranded siRNAs were designed and synthesized. They were transfected into rat A7r5 cells which express IκBα gene. Flow cytometry was used to assess transfected efficiency. The mRNA and protein levels of IκBα were examined by Real Time quantitative polymerase chain reaction ( Real Time-PCR ) and western blot to screen a candidate valid sequence with the highest inhibitory rate. The Cy3 labeled non-specific control siRNA or the candidate valid siRNA was then injected into rat anterior chamber. Distribution of Cy3- siRNA in rat ciliary muscles was viewed by fluorescence microscopy, and the inhibitory effect in vivo of the valid siRNA was identified via Real Time-PCR and immunofluorescence. RESULTS: The suppression effect of the siRNA targeting the CTACGATGACTGTGTGTTT of IκBα gene was most obvious by vitro screening. By anterior chamber injection, this valid siRNA could reach rat ciliary muscles and effectively suppress IκBα gene expression with the highest inhibitory rate of 59. 0% on mRNA level at 24h after RNAi, and 52. 3% on protein level at 72h after RNAi (P<0. 01).CONCLUSION: It proves that the siRNA targeting the CTACGATGACTGTGTGTTT of IκBα gene is the valid sequence to suppress rat IκBα expression of ciliary muscles by RNAi in vivo.

Objective To study the influence of low-iodine diet on the expression of homeobox gene nkx2.1 in rat cerebral tissue. Methods Forty female Wistar rats were randomly divided into two groups according to body. quality: low-iodine group and control group,both fed with low-iodine feed at an iodine content of 13.66 μg/kg,respectively given the deionized water and 200 μg/L KIO3 solution. The hormone levels of two group rats were determined with chemiluminescence immunoassay after three months, and then mated with healthy male rats. Cerebral tissues were taken from the fetus of 16-day pregnancy,newborn and 20 days old offspring in low-iodine and control group to detect the content of nkx2.1 mRNA using real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR (FQ-PCR) techniques. Results Serum TT3, TT4, FT3, FT4 level of rats in low-iodine group(0.89±0.20, 0.32±0.16, 3.33± 0.61, 3.28±0.80) was respectively lower than that in the control group(1.04±0.06, 39.42±14.68,4.83±0.33, 26.99±4.48;t = 2.71,6.52,5.70, 12.89, P < 0.05 or < 0.01). The relative nkx2.1 mRNA expression was(5.60± 0.30)×10-3, (1.20 ± 0.29)×10-3, (0.18± 0.06)×10-3 respectively in the fetus of 16-day pregnancy, newborn and 20 days old offspring of control group, while it was (3.00 ± 0.55)×10-3, (1.90 ± 0.21)×10-3,(0.69 ± 0.15)×10-3 in the low-iodine group. The difference of nkx2.1 mRNA expression was significant among fetal and neonatal rats in the control group and low-iodine group(F = 210.07,162.40, both P < 0.01). The nkx2.1 mRNA expression of newborn rats was lower than that of 16-day pregnancy in both groups(P < 0.01), and that of 20 days old rats was lower than that of 16-day pregnant and neonatal rats(P < 0.01). The 16-day pregnant rats of control group had obviously higher level of nkx2.1 expression than those in the low-iodine group(t = 16.073, P< 0.01), while the nkx2.1 of newborn and 20 days old low-iodine rats expressed much higher than healthy rats(t = 7.573,12.221, P < 0.01). Conclusions Brain development retardation caused by low-iodine is closely related to nkx2.1 differential expression in the brain tissue.

Objective To study the influence of low-iodine diet on the expression of homeobox gene Nkx-6.1 and Nkx-6.2 in rat cerebrum tissue, and to explore the possible molecular mechanism of cerebrum development retardation caused by low-iodine. Methods Twenty female Wistar rats were randomly equally divided into two groups: low-iodine group and control group, both fed with low-iodine diet as low as 13.66 μg/kg determinated by spectrophotometry in Tianjin Institute of Endocrinology and the former with deionized water, the later 200 μg/L potassium iodate. Thyroid hormone level was detected using chemiluminescence immunoassay 3 months later and they were mated with male rats normally fed. Rats of 16-day pregnancy, new-born and 20th days old were detected the content of Nkx-6.1 and Nkx-6.2 mRNA in the cerebrum tissue by real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR 0.61), (3.28±0.80)pmol/L] were lower than the control group[(1.04±0.06), (39.42±14.68)nmol/L, (4.83±0.33), day pregnancy, new-born and 20th days old of control group was (1.90±0.23)×10-3,(1.86±0.40)×10-4, (1.11± 0.27)×10-4(F=827.58, P<0.01), Nkx-6.1 mRNA expression level gradually decreased along with aging(all P<0.05). The intra-group difference was significant (F=297.25, P<0.01) and the Nkxr.1 mRNA expression level during 16 days of pregnancy was the highest(P<0.01). It was higher in the control group than in the low-iodine group during 16 days of pregnancy (t=10.14, P<0.01) as well as in the low-iodine group than in the in 16-day pregnancy, new-born and 20th days old of control group was respectively(1.03±0.19)×10-2, (1.33± 0.10)×10-3, (8.79±0,87)×10-3, and that of low-iodine group was (0.31±0.03)×10-2, (1.53±0.13)×10-3, (7.51±0.86)×10-2. The intra-group difference was significant(F=1293.02,1065.83, all P<0.01). Nkx-6.2 expression level during 20th days old was the highest(P<0.01) and that of newborn was the lowest(P<0.01). The Nkx6.2 mRNA expression level in control group were higher than the low-iodine group during 16-day pregnancy and 20th days old(t=14.35, 4.05, all P<0.01). It was higher in the low-iodine group than in the control group during newboru(t=4.78, P<0.01). Conclusions The difference in the expression of Nkx-6.1 and Nkx-62 is highly related to the brain development retardation caused by low-iodine.