1.Simultaneous Determination of 6 Components in Libiling Tablets by RP-HPLC
Yang XU ; Baiyu SHAN ; Huiwei BAO
China Pharmacy 2019;30(4):454-457
OBJECTIVE: To establish a method for simultaneous determination of matrine, oxymatrine, gallic acid, peoniflorin, costunolide and dehydrocostus lactone in Libiling tablets. METHODS: RP-HPLC method was adopted. The determination was performed on Agilent ZORBAX SB-C18 column with mobile phase consisted of methanol-0.1% phosphoric acid (gradient elution) at the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The detection wavelengths were 210 nm (matrine, oxymatrine) and 225 nm (gallic acid, peoniflorin, costunolide, dehydrocostus lactone). The column temperature was set at 30 ℃, and sample size was 5 μL. RESULTS: The linear ranges of matrine, oxymatrine, gallic acid, peoniflorin, costunolide, dehydrocostus lactone were 0.053-5.28 mg/mL(r=0.999 8), 0.125-12.54 mg/mL(r=0.999 9), 0.013-1.33 mg/mL(r=0.999 8), 0.169-16.94 mg/mL(r=0.999 9), 0.048-4.77 mg/mL(r=0.999 8), 0.072-7.16 mg/mL (r=0.999 9). The limits of quantitation were 4.08×10-4, 4.48×10-4, 3.12×10-4, 2.10×10-4, 1.36×10-4, 1.84×10-4 mg/mL, respectively. The limits of detection were 1.24×10-4, 1.50×10-4, 1.02×10-4, 6.20×10-5, 4.20×10-5, 6.40×10-5 mg/mL, respectively. RSDs of precision, stability and reproducibility tests were all lower than 2% (n=6). The recoveries were 98.03%-101.43% (RSD=1.25%, n=6), 97.73%-102.26% (RSD=1.96%, n=6), 97.18%-101.41% (RSD=1.98%,n=6), 97.45%-102.11% (RSD=1.88%,n=6), 96.85%-101.07% (RSD=1.75%, n=6), 97.12%-102.64% (RSD=1.82%,n=6), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Established method is simple, stable and rapid, and can be used for simultaneous determination of 6 components in Libiling tablets.
2.18F-Florzolotau PET Imaging of Abnormal tau Protein Deposition in Alzheimer's Disease
Fangyang JIAO ; Jiaying LU ; Ming LI ; Qi HUANG ; Weiqi BAO ; Zhengwei ZHANG ; Zizhao JU ; Qianhua ZHAO ; Yihui GUAN ; Chuantao ZUO ; Huiwei ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging 2024;32(5):426-430,438
Purpose To explore the value of the new generation tau PET tracer 18F-Florzolotau in Alzheimer's disease(AD)at different stages.Materials and Methods Twenty-five MCI patients and sixty-one AD patients with positive β-amyloid status in Huashan Hospital,Fudan University from February 2020 to January 2022 were retrospectively enrolled with 18F-Florzolotau PET imaging and demographic and clinical data.The pre-processed PET images were analyzed by SPM two-sample t-test between MCI and AD groups,and the standardized uptake value ratios(SUVR)were extracted from the region of interest defined by SPM analysis(P<0.001);scaled subprofile model/principal component analysis was used to construct the different tau related patterns(MCItauRP,ADtauRP)and calculate the corresponding expression values.The classification efficiency of SUVR and MCItauRP,ADtauRP expression values was evaluated by receiver operating characteristic curve.Results Compared with MCI patients,tau protein deposition of AD patients was increased mainly in the bilateral temporal,occipital lobe(P<0.001),and the SUVR of these brain region in the AD group was higher than that in the MCI group(Z=-3.164,P<0.00l);the expression values of MCItauRP and ADtauRP were significantly different between the AD group and MCI group(t=3.72,Z=-3.51;both P<0.001),and these expression values of AD patients were higher than those in the MCI group;the accuracy of tauRP expression values and SUVR for the differentiation between the AD and MCI group were 61.63%,65.12%and 65.12%,respectively;the sensitivity was 88.00%,96.00%and 100.00%,respectively;the specificity was 50.82%,52.46%and 50.82%,respectively.Conclusion The new tau PET can identify and distinguish the differences in tau protein deposition between AD and MCI patients.However,the classification and diagnosis efficiency is not high.In the future,it is necessary to find a more ideal analysis method.
3.Mechanism of in Vitro and in vivo Models of Osteoporosis Regulation by Active Ingredients of Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Review
Ming YANG ; Jinji WANG ; Xuefeng ZHUANG ; Xiaolei FANG ; Zhijie ZHU ; Huiwei BAO ; Lijing LI
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2025;31(3):281-289
Osteoporosis is a common bone disease, whose incidence is still on the rise, posing great challenges to patients and society. This review mainly studies the pathogenesis of osteoporosis from the aspects of oxidative stress, inflammatory response, and glucolipotoxicity-induced injury and clarifies the efficacy and mechanism of some active ingredients of traditional Chinese medicine against osteoporosis through the integration of in vitro and in vivo experiments. The experimental results suggest that some active ingredients can improve bone resorption markers and maintain bone homeostasis by modulating inflammation, oxidative stress, etc. These active ingredients regulate osteoporosis through the receptor activator of nuclear transcription factor-κB (NF-κB) ligand (RANKL) pathway, osteoprotegerin (OPG) pathway, Wnt/β-catenin pathway, NF-κB pathway, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway, adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway, and oxidative stress pathway. This review provides ideas for the progress of the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis with the active ingredients of traditional Chinese medicine, aiming to provide new potential lead compounds and reference for the development of innovative drugs and clinical therapy for the treatment of osteoporosis.