Adult ; Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury, Chronic ; Dimethylformamide ; poisoning ; Female ; Humans

Boronic Acids ; adverse effects ; Bortezomib ; Fatty Acids, Omega-3 ; administration & dosage ; therapeutic use ; Fish Oils ; administration & dosage ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases ; chemically induced ; drug therapy ; Pyrazines ; adverse effects

Breast Neoplasms ; chemistry ; Female ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; methods ; standards ; In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence ; methods ; standards ; Receptor, ErbB-2 ; analysis ; Stomach Neoplasms ; chemistry

Objective: To study the chemical constituents of phenylpropanoids and lignans in Selaginella involven and to explore their roles in the plants evolution of Selaginella P. Beauv. Methods: The chemical constituents were isolated and purified by polyamide, macroporous resin, and Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography, and their structures were elucidated by chemical and spectroscopic methods. Results: Fifteen compounds were identified as 3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-propionic acid (1), 3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-methyl propionate (2), cinnamic acid (3), 3-hydroxy-1-(3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl) propan-1-one (4), 3-hydroxy-1-(3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl) propan-1-one (5), (+)-wikstromol (6), (-)-nortrachelogenin (7), (+)-matrairesinol (8), (5H)-2-furanone-3,4-bis[(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl) methyl] (9), acutissimalignan B (10), detetrahydroconidendrin (11), syringaresinol (12), 3,3',5-trimethoxy-4',7-epoxy-8,5'-neolignan-7-ene-4,9,9'-triol-9-aldehyde (13), ciwujiatone (14), and tarennone (15), respectively. Conclusion: Compounds 1-15 are isolated from this plant for the first time. Among them 1-3, 9-11, and 13-15 are isolated from the plants of Selaginella P. Beauv. for the first time. The discovery of a series of mustards, coniferyl alcohols, and their derivatives, which is the representative of phenypropanoids and lignans from S. involven, plays an important role in the development of plants in Selaginella P. Beauv..

Adult ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Lead ; blood ; Lead Poisoning ; blood ; epidemiology ; Middle Aged

Myopia is one of the most popular eye diseases all over the world. The development of the current understanding of its mechanism is still limited. Many studies indicated that the growth factors closely related to eye development and myopia. Some growth factors with biological activity, such as transforming growth factor ( TGF ), fibroblast growth factor ( FGF ) and epidermal growth factor ( EGF ), have an impact on scleral thickness variation, the regulation of the development of myopia and so on, which plays a non-negligible role in the pathogenesis of myopia. In this paper, the function of various growth factors in myopia will be reviewed.

OBJECTIVE To screen the anti-meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA)traditional Chinese materia medica(TCMM)by biosensor technique,targeted on the soluble penicillin binding protein 2a(PBP2a)of clinical MRSA.METHODS The soluble PBP2a with amino acid sequence from 25 to 668 from clinical MRSA were expressed in Escherichia coli by gene recombination technique.Then,the expressed product was identified and its biological function was analyzed.After the PBP2a was immobilized into the carboxymethyl dextran cuvette(CMD),the anti-MRSA TCMM was screened by means of biosensor.RESULTS The soluble protein PBP2a had been successfully expressed,whose relative molecular mass was 74?103.It was confirmed that the soluble PBP2a had transpeptidase activitiy and ?-lactamase activitiy.Subsequently,10 kinds of anti-MRSA TCMM were screened out by biosensor technique.Moreover,Radix Scutellariae,Rhizoma Coptidis and Spica Prunellae had greater anti-MRSA effect than others.CONCLUSIONS Anti-MRSA TCMM has been successfully screened out by biosensor technique,targeted on the soluble PBP2a of clinical MRSA.

Aim The expression of NF-?B activation and the effect of antioxidant (N- acetylcysteine, NAC) on NF-?B activity in human airway epithelial cell was assessed. Methods Using the TNF-?,the airway epithelial cell strains of normal subject(16HBE) and tumor patient (H292) was activated and using Western-Blot and ELISA the expression of NF-?B and IL-8 were detected. Results It was found that the activity of NF-?B could be stimulated by the TNF-? and increase with the amount of TNF-? with the peak occurring at 2 to 4 hours after stimulation and then decreasing at six hours. At the same time, the level of IL-8 was elevated, but decreased with inhibition of NF-?B activity by NAC, that means the action of NAC has a dose-dependent effect. Conclusion NAC not only blocks the signal transmission activated by NF-?B, but also anticipates the transcription modulation of expression of many cell factors and inflammatory mediums. It suggests that NAC may play a role in the anti-inflammatory treatment of respiratory diseases.

Objective To clarify the chemical constituents from Xiaoer Fupi Granules and establish an effective identification method for the complex composition of Chinese material medica. Methods UPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap-MS was used to analyze the chemical constituents of Xiaoer Fupi Granules. The analysis was performed on Waters HSS T3-C18 (100 mm × 2.1 mm, 1.8 μm). The mobile phase consisted of 0.1% ammonium formate (A)-acetonitrile (B), which was used for gradient elution, with the flow rate of 0.3 mL/min. This objective was achieved mainly depending on the information of the accurate mass and the multistage fragment ions obtained by UPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap-MS, comparing the mass spectrometric data of the standard substance and consulting the reference literatures. Results A total of 84 compounds were identified in this study, including the flavones, glycosidics, phenoliacids, and its esters, and so on, which were attributed the herbs source of each compound. Meanwhile, an effective and quickly identification method for the glycosides, flavonoids, and polyoxyflavonoids were established based on the law of multistage mass spectrometry. Conclusion The comprehensive chemical constituents analysis of Xiaoer Fupi Granules will provide the scientific theory basis for the pharmacodyamic material basis and the quality control of this drug.

Lomatogonium rotatum (L.) Fries, Gentianopsis barbata (Froel) Ma, and Gentianella acuta (Michx.) Hulten, the three kinds of Digeda-species Mongolian medicinal materials belonging to the family Gentianaceae, bad been widely used for the treatment of liver diseases. To analyze comparatively the content of swertiamarin and swertisin among these three kinds of Digeda-species Mongolian medicinal materials. HPLC method was applied for qualitative and quantitative analysis of swertiamarin and swertisin. The Phenomenex C18 (4.6 mm x 250 mm, 5 μm) was used, chromatographic methanol and water as mobile phase, the flow rate was 1.5 mL x min(-1) with UV detected at 237 nm, column oven temperature was 25 degrees C. Results showed that the contents of swertiamarin and swertisin were closely related the different species and producing areas. The content range of swertiamarin in L. rotatum from different habitats was 1.73% - 2.72%, 0.43% - 0.96% for the swertisin content; the content of swertiamarin in G. barbata from Alxa Left Banner was 0.38%, and the content of swertiamarin and swertisin in G. barbata from the others habitats and G. Acuta from different habitats were all detected qualitatively. The contents of swertiamarin and swertisin among these medicinal plants showed a significant difference due to the different species and producing areas. As a consequence, these medicinal plants should not be put together for clinical applications.
Apigenin ; analysis ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; Gentianaceae ; chemistry ; classification ; Gentianella ; chemistry ; classification ; Iridoid Glucosides ; analysis ; Medicine, Mongolian Traditional ; Mongolia ; Plant Extracts ; analysis ; Pyrones ; analysis