Objective: To study the chemical constituents in the roots of Goniothalamus cheliensis. Methods: Silica gel, ODS, and Sephadex LH-20 column chromatographic techniques were used to isolate and purify the chemical constituents and their structures were elucidated by spectral analyses. Results: Seven compounds were isolated and identified as acetylgoniofupyrone A (1), protocatechuic acid (2), pinocembrin (3), pinoresinol (4), goniodiol (5), 8-epi-goniotriol (6), and cardiobutanolide (7). Conclusion: Compound 1 is a new goniofupyrone-type of styryllactone, named acetylgoniofupyrone A.

OBJECTIVE:To observe analgesic efficacy of oxycodone acetaminophen after posterior lumbar fusion,and to opti-mize spinal postoperative analgesia plan. METHODS:In retrospective study,120 patients underwent posterior lumbar fusion were selected from the Affiliated People's Hospital of Hubei Medical College during Jun. 2013-Jun. 2014,and then divided into observa-tion group and control group according to therapy plan,with 60 cases in each group. Observation group was given oxycodone acet-aminophen 330 mg orally 6 h after surgery,and then 330 mg orally on 1st,2nd day after surgery,tid. Control group was given celecoxib 200 mg 6 h after surgery,and then 200 mg on 1st,2nd day after surgery,bid. Postoperative analgesic efficacy (VAS score) at resting state and active state,postoperative gastrointestinal motility recovery (the time to flatus) and the occurrence of ADR were observed in 2 groups after surgery. RESULTS:Whether at the resting state or the active state 24,48,72,120 h after surgery,VAS score of observation group was significantly lower than that of control group,with statistical significance(P<0.05). There was no statistical significance in the time to flatus and the incidence of ADR between 2 groups(P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS:Oral administration of oxycodone acetaminophen possesses good effect to relieve spinal postoperative pain,showing fast and safe analgesic efficacy.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical features of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and its treatment by integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine. METHODS: 16 PBC patients were observed. Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) was used in the dose of 13 to 15 mg.kg(-1).d(-1), with some traditional Chinese herb prescription. Results (1) The proportion of women to men was 15:1, the mean age was 52.5 years. AMA-M2 was positive in 14 subjects (87.5%). Biliary tract enzymes and ESR were elevated in all subjects. The ratio of hypercholesterolemia (CHOL) and abnormality in IgM was high (62.5%). Fatigue, pruritus, arthralgia, jaundice, splenomegaly were noted in more than half cases. Every patient had one to four complications. (2) ALP, GGT and Glb declined evidently after 3 months' treatment by western medicine associated with traditional Chinese medicine, and declined markedly after 12 months' treatment (P<0.05 respectively). TBIL and CHOL declined gradually during the treatment course. Symptoms and signs were lightened. CONCLUSION: PBC has complicated and especial clinical features. UDCA therapy is effective in PBC, while traditional Chinese medicine has extraordinary effect in treating the symptoms and signs.

The property theory of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) is regarded as the core and basic of Chinese medical theory, however, the underlying mechanism of the properties in CHMs remains unclear, which impedes a barrier for the modernization of Chinese herbal medicine. The properties of CHM are often categorized into cold and heat according to the theory of Chinese medicine, which are essential to guide the clinical application of CHMs. There is an urgent demand to build a cold/heat property classification model to facilitate the property theory of Chinese herbal medicine, as well as to clarify the controversial properties of some herbs. Based on previous studies on the cold/heat properties of CHM, in this paper, we described a novel strategy on building a cold/heat property classification model based on herbal bio-effect. The interdisciplinary cooperation of systems biology, pharmacological network, and pattern recognition technique might lighten the study on cold/heat property theory, provide a scientific model for determination the cold/heat property of herbal medicines, and a new strategy for expanding the Chinese herbal medicine resources as well.
Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; therapeutic use ; Herbal Medicine ; Humans ; Phytotherapy ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry

Objective To explore the relationship between transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) and obesity-related glomerulopathy (ORG),and to analyze the possible mechanism for ORG and the new approach to its treatment.Methods Based on their body weight,30 SD rats were randomly divided into 2 groups : the normal control group (15 rats) fed with common food and the ORG model group (15 rats) fed with fat-enriched diets.The rats were sacrificed at the end of the 8th week,and their kidneys were taken out.Immunohistochemistry was used to detect TGF-β1 protein expression.Real time (RT)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to extract and detect the expression of TGF-β1 mRNA,and Western blot was applied to examine the expression of TGF-β1 protein.The findings were analyzed by using SPSS 13.0 software.Results Compared with the control group, qualitative TGF-β1 expression in ORG model group were significantly increased detected by immunohistochemistry mainly in renal tubules and interstitium.The average absorbance value of the control group and the model ORG group was 0.040-0.013,0.171 ± 0.084, respectively.The difference was statistically significant(P ＜ 0.05).The expression of TGF-β1 mRNA detected by RT-PCR was also increased compared with that of the control group(4.4 vs 0.6).The difference was statistically significant(P ＜ 0.05).The protein expression of TGF-β 1 examined by Western blot showed that it was more than that in the control group(4.3 vs 0.4).The difference between the control group and ORG model group was statistically significant(P =0.002).Conclusions The expression of TGF-β 1 in kidneys of ORG model rats increased, which not only indicates it can participate in ORG's occurrence and development, but also provide the basis to find out the mechanism and the approach to treatment.

Objective To comprehensively evaluate the effectiveness of health education interventions on endemic fluorosis for Chinese students and housewives,and to provide a basis for prevention and control of the disease.Methods A computerized literature search was carried out in CBM(Chinese Biomedical Database),CNKI (Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure),Wan-fang,VIP,Pub-Med,Web of Knowledge and EBSCO to collect articles published at home and abroad between 1994-2012 concerning the effectiveness of health education interventions on endemic fluorosis for Chinese students and housewives.The study was a self-controlled intervention study.The quality of literature was evaluated using the standards of Cochrane and EPOC.Meta-analysis was performed to assess the knowledge about fluorosis prevention using Rev-Man 5.0.Homogeneous data(P ＞ 0.05) was analyzed using a fixed effects model,and heterogeneous data (P≤ 0.05) was analyzed using a random effects model.Results A total of 146 Chinese research papers and 192 English research papers were retrieved.By screening,35 Chinese research papers meet the standards.After reading the full text,6 papers were selected.English literature was not found.According to EPOC criteria all the six literatures included were grade B.Because heterogeneity of the literatures was higher,knowledge point was stratify analyzed according to the study subjects.The intervention effect of students was higher than that of the housewives.After the intervention,the fluorosis disease prevention knowledge awareness of schoolchildren and housewives were increased by 28％ and 26％.Conclusions Health education has a good effect in improving the knowledge of fluorosis for Chinese students and housewives.

Objective: To investigate the effect of Astragalus mongholicus injection(AM) on the secretion and mRNA expression of transforming growth factor((TGF-?1)) and basic fibroblast growth factor(bFGF) in cultured human peritoneal mesothelial cells((HPMC).) Methods: HPMC got from patients underwent surgical operation were cultured in vitro.At first,cells from the third passage were incubated with RPMI1640 culture medium containing 0.1% FBS for 24 hours.Then,they were divided into control group,PDS group,AM group 1,AM group 2 and AM group 3 for testing.Each group was supplemented with equal volum of RPMI1640 culture medium containing 20% FBS.After 24 hour incubating,mitochondrial dehydrogenases activity(MTT assay),the levels of TGF-?1 and bFGF in supernatant of the cell culture and the mRNA expression of TGF-?1 and bFGF were detected.Results: Significant decrease of mitochondrial dehydrogenase activities were observed in PDS group as compared with those in control group and AM groups(P0.05).The levels of TGF-?1 and bFGF in supernatant of the cell culture were significantly lower in control group than those in PDS group.Marked lower levels of TGF-?1 and bFGF were found in AM group 1,AM group 2 and AM group 3 as compared with those in PDS group(P0.05).The mRNA expressions of TGF-?1 and bFGF in PDS group increased significantly as compared with those in control group.And significant mRNA expressions of TGF-?1 and bFGF were found in PDS group when compared with those in AM groups(P

Objective:To investigate the effects of Astragalus on the the apoptosis of cultured human peritoneal mesothelium induced by peritoneal dialysis solution(PDS). Methods:Using RPM1640 culture medium as control,PDS group(commercial PDS containing 1.5% glucose without Astragalus),Astragalus group 1(commercial PDS containing 1.5% glucose and 1% Astragalus) and Astragalus group 2(commercial PDS containing 1.5% glucose and 2% Astragalus) were tested to explore the apoptosis of cultured human peritoneal mesothelial cell in each group.The activity of caspase-3,the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase(TdT) mediated dUTP nick end labeling(TUNEL) and flow cytometry analysis were used in apoptosis analysis in this study. Results: The activity of caspase-3 in the control group was defined as 1,the relative activity of caspase-3 in PDS group、 Astragalus group 1 and Astragalus group 2 were 3.26?0.91,(1.87?)0.43 and 1.67?0.32 respectively.The activity of caspase-3 in PDS group was significantly higher than those in the Astragalus group 1 and Astragalus group 2(P

Objective:To investigate the impact of Puerarin on oxidative stress in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis(CAPD).Methods: Thirty-eight patients CAPD were randomly divided into two groups,an experimental group(n=19) receiving peritoneal dialysis fluid containing Puerarin(50 mg/2L) in vivo for two weeks and a control group(n=19) receiving dialysis fluid without Puerarin.The concentrations of oxidative stress markers in the serum and effluent such as glutathione(GSH),total-superoxide dismutase(T-SOD),malondialdehyde(MDA),Kt/V and creatinine clearance rate of the two groups(Ccr) were measured and compared before and after the treatment.Results: After the treatment,the concentrations of GSH and T-SOD in the serum and effluent were significantly higher(P

To explore the effects of dietary conjugated linoleic acid(CLA) on body fat accumulation in male Wistar rats. The obese rat model was established by feeding high lipid forage. The rats were fed a semi-purified diet containing 0.5,1.0,3.0g?kg -1 CLA for 36 days. Low dose group, middle dose group and high dose group all could remarkably reduce the gain of body weight. Low dose group could reduce the body adipose, middle and high dose group could remarkably decrease the body adipose. There were significant differences in the fat and protein contents in the rats thigh between the control group and the group fed high dose CLA. These results suggested that CLA can reduce the body fat in obese Wistar rats.