4.Neuroprotective effect screening and the mechanism of 10 kinds of coumarin derivatives.
Xiu-yun SONG ; Jin-feng HU ; Ming-na SUN ; Gang LIU ; Nai-hong CHEN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2015;50(6):697-701
The study reports the detection of neuroprotective effect of 10 kinds of coumarin derivatives and explores their possible mechanism. MTT method was used to screen the neuroprotective effect of 10 coumarin derivatives on neurotoxic agents (Aβ25-35 and rotenone) or OGD (oxygen-glucose deprivation). A compound with better protective effect was obtained. Then the effect of this compound on neurotoxic agents on PC12 was detected by the morphological observation. Furthermore, the effect of compound 3 on microglia with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced inflammation was detected. And the inflammatory factor was tested. Finally, direct free radical scavenging ability was detected. Compound 3 was found to be the best compound through three neurons toxic models. Not only compound 3 ameliorated cell viability reduced by three neurons toxic models, but also significantly inhibited the production of inflammatory factor (TNF-α and IL-1β). And its free radical scavenging ability is very good, especially the effect on superoxide anion, which is comparable with vitamin C. The significant scavenging effect of compound 3 on superoxide anion might be the mechanism of the neuroprotection. Compound 3 as a potential neural cell protective agent merits further investigation.
Animals
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Coumarins
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chemistry
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Free Radical Scavengers
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chemistry
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Inflammation
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Microglia
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drug effects
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Neurons
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drug effects
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Neuroprotective Agents
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chemistry
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PC12 Cells
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Rats
5.Determination of amino acids in Galli Gigerii endothelium corneum by HPLC with pre-column derivatization.
Kun LIANG ; Dan ZHANG ; Ji SHI ; Hong HU ; Yan-Feng XIU ; Tian-Zhu JIA
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2014;39(8):1463-1467
Hydrolytic amino acids were extracted by acid hydrolysis method, then derivatized with phenyl isothiocyanate (PITC). And the samples were analysed by HPLC on an Ultimate Prime C18 (4.6 mm x 250 mm, 5 microm) column with gradient elution of 0.1 mol x L(-1) sodium acetate buffer solution (adjusted to pH 6. 5)-acetonitrile (93:7) (A) and acetonitrile-water (8:2) (B) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL x min(-1). Column temperature was 40 degrees C and the detected wavelength was 254 nm. Amino acids derivative solution remained stable in 36 hours. The response was linear for 16 amino acids with a correlation coefficient r > 0.999 5. The average recoveries were 98.01% -101.8%. The method is reliable with good accuracy and repeatability, which is useful for the determination of amino acids in Galli Gigerii Endothelium Corneum.
Amino Acids
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analysis
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Animals
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Chickens
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Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
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Chromatography, Reverse-Phase
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Endothelium
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chemistry
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Gizzard, Avian
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chemistry
6.Free fatty acids regulate expression of adiponectin receptor gene in adipocytes
Yu WEN ; Hong-Wei WANG ; Jing WU ; Hui-Ling LU ; Xiu-Fen HU ; Zhi XIA ;
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2001;0(05):-
3T3-LI preadipocytes were induced to differentiate and 3T3-L1 adipocyte or preadipocytes were incubated with oleate or palmitate overnight.RT-PCR was used to measure adiponectin receptor(AdipoR)1 and AdipoR2 mRNA levels.The results showed that the AdipoRl and AdipoR2 expressions were differentiation- dependent.Oleate only suppressed AdipoR mRNA expression in preadipocyte but not in adipocyte.However,high concentration of palmitate reduced AdipoR mRNA expression in both 3T3-LI preadipocyte and adipocyte.
7.PRELIMINARY STUDY ON AN ANTIBIOTIC-PRODUCING BACTERIUM
Xi-Qian LAN ; Jun-Hua HU ; Hong-Xiu WEN ; Jia-Lian CHEN ; Ze-Yang ZHOU ;
Microbiology 1992;0(05):-
An antibiotic-producing bacterium, which was numbered as 20 #-5, was separated from the soil in Chongqing. It was identified as the member of pseudomonas. Gram positive bacteria are badly suppressed by it. The antibiotic secreted by 20 #-5 can endure 100℃ for half an hour, and it can also go through the ultrafiltration membrane with pores of 0.22?m.
8.Preparation and evaluation of doxorubicin hydrochloride liposomes modified by poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)-cholesteryl methyl carbonate.
Di ZHANG ; Jian-ying LI ; Xiao-chan WANG ; Hong-xin YUE ; Mei-na HU ; Xiu YU ; Huan XU
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2015;50(9):1174-1179
In this study, the buffering capacity of amphiphilic pH-sensitivity copolymer poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)-cholesteryl methyl carbonate (PEOZ-CHMC) was evaluated. The ammonium sulfate gradient method was used to prepare doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX x HCl)-loaded liposomes (DOX-L), and then the post-insertion method was used to prepare PEOZ-CHMC and polyethylene glycol-distearoyl phosphatidyl ethanolamine (PEG-DSPE) modified DOX x HCl-loaded liposomes (PEOZ-DOX-L and PEG-DOX-L). The physico-chemical properties, in vitro drugs release behavior, cellular toxicity and intracellular delivery of liposomes were evaluated, separately. The results showed that PEOZ-CHMC has a satisfactory buffering capacity. The sephadex G-50 column centrifugation method and dynamic light scattering were used to determine the encapsulation efficiency (EE) and particle size of liposomes. The EE and particle size of DOX-L were (97.3 ± 1.4) % and 120 nm, respectively, and the addition of PEOZ-CHMC or PEG-DSPE had no influence on EE and particle size. The zeta potentials of three kinds of liposomes were negative. The release behavior of various DOX liposomes in vitro was investigated by dialysis method. In phosphate buffer solution (PBS) at pH 7.4, DOX x HCl was released from PEOZ-DOX-L in a sustained manner. While in PBS at pH 5.0, the release rate of DOX x HCl from PEOZ-DOX-L increased significantly, which suggested DOX x HCl was released from PEOZ-DOX-L in a pH-dependent manner. The intracellular delivery of liposomes was investigated by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). The CLSM images indicated that PEOZ-DOX-L showed efficient intracellular trafficking including endosomal escape and release DOX x HCl into nucleus, as well as the DOX-L and PEG-DOX-L had no this effect. The cytotoxicity of liposomes against MCF-7 cells was detected by using MTT assay. The results showed that antiproliferative effects of PEOZ-DOX-L enhanced with pH value decreased, whereas DOX-L and PEG-DOX-L did not have any significant difference in inhibitions at different pH conditions. Therefore, the problems of the inhibition of cellular uptake of liposomes and the failed endosomal escape of pH-sensitive liposomes by PEG chain can be overcome by the pH-sensitive liposomes constructed by PEOZ-CHMC.
Cell Nucleus
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Doxorubicin
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analogs & derivatives
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chemistry
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Endosomes
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Formates
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chemistry
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Humans
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Liposomes
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chemistry
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MCF-7 Cells
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Microscopy, Confocal
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Particle Size
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Phosphatidylethanolamines
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Polyamines
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chemistry
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Polyethylene Glycols
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chemistry
9.Clinicopathologic study of aortic valves in children.
Ping HUANG ; Hong-wei WANG ; Zhen-lu ZHANG ; Xiu-fen HU ; Yan-ping LI ; Pei-xuan CHENG ; Jian-ying LIU
Chinese Journal of Pathology 2006;35(10):623-624
Adolescent
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Aortic Valve
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abnormalities
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Aortic Valve Insufficiency
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complications
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pathology
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surgery
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Aortic Valve Stenosis
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complications
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pathology
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surgery
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Child
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Endocarditis
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complications
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pathology
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surgery
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Female
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Heart Defects, Congenital
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complications
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pathology
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surgery
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Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
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Humans
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Male
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Rheumatic Heart Disease
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complications
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pathology
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surgery
10.Construction of the Bac-to-Bac System of Bombyx mori Nucleopolyhedroviru
Jin-shan, HUANG ; Bi-fang, HAO ; Xiu-lian, SUN ; Fei, DENG ; Hua-lin, WANG ; Zhi-hong, HU
Virologica Sinica 2007;22(3):218-225
To construct the Bac-to-Bac expression system of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV), a transfer vector was constructed which contained an Escherichia coli (E. coli) mini-F replicon and a lacZ: attTN7: lacZ cassette within the upstream and downstream regions of the BmNPV polyhedrin gene. B. mori larvae were cotransfected with wild-type BmNPV genomic DNA and the transfer vector through subcutaneous injection to generate recombinant viruses by homologous recombination in vivo. The genomic DNA of budded viruses extracted from the hemolymph of the transfected larvae was used to transform E. coli DH10B. Recombinant bacmids were screened by kanamycin resistance, PCR and restriction enzyme (REN) digestion. One of the bacmid colonies, BmBacJS13, which had similar REN profiles to that of wild-type BmNPV, was selected for further research. To investigate the infectivity of BmBacJS13, the polyhedrin gene was introduced into the bacmid and the resultant recombinant (BmBacJS13-ph) was transfected to BmN cells. The budded viruses were collected from the supernatant of the transfected cells and used for infecting BmN cells. Growth curve analysis indicated that BmBacJS13-ph had a similar growth curve to that of wild-type BmNPV. Bio-assays indicated that BmBacJS13-ph was also infectious to B. mori larvae.