BACKGROUND:Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) can inhibit lipid peroxidation after rat brain injury. However, the trend of 5-lipoxygenaseis (5-LOX) and cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs) in model of Parkinson’s disease, and whether CAPE protects against rotenone-induced cel ular injuries by inhibiting the levels of 5-LOX and CysLTs stil need further research.
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the protective effect of CAPE on the rotenone-induced Parkinson-like injury, and to determine whether 5-LOX involved.
METHODS:(1) PC12 cel s in good-growth were col ected and divided into five groups cultured with different concentrations of rotenone (0, 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10μmol/L). 24 and 48 hours later, changes of cel ular morphology and activity were observed to single out the optimum concentration of rotenone;at 24 hours, the levels of 5-LOX and CysLTs were detected by western blotting and ELISA, respectively. (2) PC12 cel s were pretreated with different concentrations of CAPE (0, 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10 μmol/L) for 30 minutes, and 1 μmol/L rotenone was then added. The other cel s received no intervention as blank control group. Subsequently, the cel activity was detected, and the CysLTs production was detected by ELISA at 24 hours.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1) Rotenone (0.1-10μmol/L) could induce PC12 cel injury with overt morphological and cel activity changes at 24 hours, especial y the 1 μmol/L rotenone. (2) Rotenone also significantly increased the 5-LOX expression and CysLTs production in a concentration-dependant manner. (3) CAPE (1-10μmo/L) significantly attenuated rotenone-induced CysLTs production and cel viability reduction in a concentration-dependant manner. (4) These results suggest that CAPE protects against PC12 cel injuries in the model rat with Parkinson’s disease induced by rotenone involving 5-Lox.

The part-time graduate student education is the important part of the graduate student system in Chinese medicine education.Developing and regulating the part-time graduate student education in Chinese medicine is helpful to the consummation of Chinese medicine graduate student system,the cultivation of the high lever talents in Chinese medicine,and keeping up with international graduate student educational system.

OBJECTIVE:To observe the clinical efficacy and safety of ambroxol hydrochloride in the treatment of neonatal re-spiratory distress syndrome. METHODS:108 cases of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome were randomly divided into control group and observation group,54 cases in each group. Control group were treated with conventional treatment,such as oxygen inha-lation,anti-infection and nutritional support,observation group was additionally treated with 30 mg/kg Ambroxol hydrochloride in-jection,ivgtt,qd,for continuous treatment of 4-6 d. Clinical efficacy,blood gas indexes [oxygen partial pressure(PaO2),carbon dioxide partial pressure (PaCO2)],12,24 and 48 h after treatment remission time of clinical symptoms,hospitalization time, changes of X-ray film value,tidal volume(VT)and dynamic lung compliance(Cdyn)in 2 groups were compared,and the inci-dence of adverse reactions was observed. RESULTS:The total effective rate in observation group was 94.44%,which was signifi-cantly higher than control group (51.58%),the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05);there was no significant differ-ence in the blood gas indexes in observation group after 12 h(P>0.05),PaO2 was significantly higher than control group and Pa-CO2 was significantly lower than control group 24 and 48 h after treatment,there was significant difference between 2 groups(P<0.05). Remission time of cyanosis,dyspnea,lung moist rales and hospitalization time in observation group were shorter than con-trol group,the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05). X-ray film value,Cdyn and VT levels in observation group were significantly higher than control group,the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05). The incidence of adverse reactions in observation group was 3.70%,which was significantly lower than control group(18.52%),the difference was statistically signifi-cant(P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS:Ambroxol hydrochloride shows obvious efficacy in the treatment of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome,it can improve blood gas indexes and accelerate the recovery from disease,with good safety.

OBJECTIVE:To screen Gongshisong's active sites for anti-sports fatigue. METHODS:Gongshisong extract was prepared with 80% ethanol extraction technology,and extracted with petroleum ether,chloroform,ethyl acetate and n-butyl alco-hol after dispersed with water to obtain the extract. 70 mice were randomly divided into blank control group(1% sodium carboxy-methylcellulose,CMC-Na),positive control group [Rhodiola wallichiana capsules,590 mg/(kg·d)],petroleum ether,chloro-form,ethyl acetate and n-butyl alcohol extracts and aqueous layer of Gongshisong groups(TS,TL,TY,TZ,TW groups). Gong-shisong extracts groups was given relevant medicine 2.5 g(crude drug)/(kg·d),ig,for consecutive 7 days. Exhaustion time of bur-den swimming test was detected. 70 mice were grouped according to above method,and the contents of liver glycogen,muscle gly-cogen and the coefficient of liver were tested in mice. 80 mice were grouped according to above method,and model group was es-tablished additionally(1% CMC-Na). The contents of lactic acid(LA),creatine kinase(CK)and urea nitrogen(BUN)in serum of mice were determined after 90 minutes of unburden swimming. RESULTS:Compared with blank control group,exhaustion time of burden swimming mice in TS,TY and TZ groups prolonged;the content of liver glycogen increased in TY,TZ and TW groups;the content of muscle glycogen increased in TS and TW groups;the contents of BUN,LA and CK in mice increased in model group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Compared with model group,the serum content of BUN in mice decreased in TS and TY groups;that of LA in mice decreased in TZ and TW groups;that of CK in mice decreased in TS group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS:The petroleum ether and n-butanol extract site and water layer of Gongshisong are good anti-fatigue active sites.

Various cancers have seriously threatened human' s health. Screening newer and more effective anticancer agents from natural sources to cure these diseases is the focus in research. As novel sources of potential medicine, a number of metabolites isolated from endophytic fungi have been proved to have anticancer bioactivity. Usually, these endophytic fungi have special biochemical pathway and they can accumulate anticancer agents in cultures such as taxane, alkaloids, cytochalasins, podophyllotoxin, brefeldin A and so forth. The research advance on anticancer agents purified from endophytic fungi is expatiated systemically. In addition, the strategy of screening anticancer agents as well as the prospect on this area is introduced briefly.

Abnormalities, Multiple ; blood ; diagnosis ; metabolism ; physiopathology ; Child ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Dwarfism ; blood ; diagnosis ; metabolism ; physiopathology ; Estradiol ; blood ; Female ; Follicle Stimulating Hormone ; blood ; Humans ; Luteinizing Hormone ; blood ; Silver-Russell Syndrome ; blood ; diagnosis ; metabolism ; physiopathology

Cardiomyopathies ; diagnosis ; etiology ; Child ; Humans

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The pharmacokinetics and relative bioavailability were studied in 18 healthy volunteers. A single oral dose of 150 mg irbesartan capsule (test) or tablet (reference) was given to each volunteer according to a randomized 2-way crossover study. The concentrations in plasma were determined by HPLC-UV method. The main parameters of irbesartan capsules were: Cmax: 1.502 +/- 0.295 micrograms/ml, tmax: 1.44 +/- 0.34 h, t 1/2: 20.21 +/- 14.71 h, AUC0-t: 11.087 +/- 3.443 micrograms/ml-1.h. The relative bioavailability of capsule to tablet was (101.4 +/- 28.9)%. The results of statistical analysis showed that two formulations were bioequivalent.
Biological Availability ; Biphenyl Compounds/blood ; Biphenyl Compounds/*pharmacokinetics ; Capsules ; Cross-Over Studies ; Receptors, Angiotensin/*antagonists & inhibitors ; Tablets ; Tetrazoles/blood ; Tetrazoles/*pharmacokinetics

Mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase are among the most common genetic alterations in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC).Mutant IDH proteins in ICC and other malignancies acquire an abnormal enzymatic activity, allowing the conversion of alpha-ketoglutarate (alphaKG) to 2-hydroxyglutarate (2HG), which inhibits the activity of multiple alphaKG-dependent dioxygenases, and results in alterations in cell differentiation and tumorigenesis.This review will focus on recent advances, which may help understand the function of IDH mutation in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.