Objective To establish a RP-HPLC method for the determination of 3-amide-indole derivative and its related substances. Methods Diamonsil C18(250 mmí4. 6 mm,5 μm) column was adopted. The mobile phase consisted of a mixture of methanol-acetonitrile-water(431245) at the flow rate of 1. 0 mL·min-1 . The wavelength for ultraviolet detection was 224 nm. The injection volume was 20 μL and the column temperature was room temperature. Results 3-amide-indole derivative and related substances could be well separated. The linearity of the 3-amide-indole derivative curve was well correlated (r=0. 999 7) within the range of 0. 04-0. 16 mg·mL-1. The RSD was 0. 52%with good repeatability. The detection limit was 2. 65 ng. Conclusion The method is accurate,reliable,sensitive and specific,which could be used for the determination of 3-amide-indolederivative and related substances.

The content of endogenous anabolic steroids is extremely low in biological matrices.Its chemical structure contains polar functional groups such as hydroxyl and carbonyl, which limits their applicability in GC-MS.The lack of ionized groups in the chemical structure leads to poor sensitivity in LC-MS, which plays a significant role in various physiological activities analysis.It is an effective way to enhance the response of mass spectrometer by modifying the chemical structure of endogenous anabolic steroids through derivatization technology.This review summarizes various derivatization reagents and corresponding derivatization processes of endogenous anabolic steroids analysis in the methods based on different testing instruments and methodologies.The advantage and disadvantage of all kinds of derivatiaztion methods and the prospect of the endogenous anabolic steroids derivatiaztion techniques are also discussed.

Objective To establish an high performance liquid chromatography method for determination of 2-indole ketone derivative and its related substances. Methods Agilent Eclipse XDB-C18(250 mm×4.6 mm,5 μm) column was adopted.The mobile phase was acetonitrile-water with gradient elution mode at a flow rate of 1. 0 mL?min-1; the column temperature was 35 ℃;the injection volume was 20 μL and the detection wavelength was set at 257 nm. Results 2-indole ketone derivative ID and related substances could be well separated. The 2-indole ketone derivative had good linear correlation ( r=0.999 4) within the range of 40-300 μg?mL-1 . It had a good precision ( RSD<1%) . The limit of detection was 8 ng. Conclusion The method is accurate,simple,sensitive and selective,which can be used for the quality control of 2-indole ketone derivative and related substances.

To investigate chemical constituents from Radix Pittospori, chloroform extract of the roots was subjected to column chromatography with various chromatographic techniques. The structures were elucidated on the basis of physico-chemical property and spectral analysis. Two triterpenoids were identified as 22-acetyl-21-(2-acetoxy-2-methylbutanoyl)-R1-barrigenol(1) and 3alpha-hydroxyl-20-demethylisoaleuritolic-14(15)-ene-28, 30-dioic acid (2). Compound 1 is a new triterpene and compound 2 is isolated from this plant for the first time.

Objective To establish an HPLC method for determination of the content of radiosensitizer YABQ and its related substances.Methods Diamonsil C18 column (250 mm ×4.6 mm,5 μm) was used.The mobile phase consisted of methanol-0.1%formic acid (22∶78) and isocratic elution at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min.The detection wavelength was 266 nm,the temperature of the column was 30℃, and the injection volume was 10 μl.Results The linear range of YABQ was 7-84 μg/ml, r=0.9992.The detection limit was 8 ng (S/N≥3), and the quantitation limit was 24 ng (S/N≥10). According to destructive sample processing, the separation coefficient between the peaks was above 1.5, indicating that this chromatographic method could meet the YABQ monitoring requirements.Conclusion Method validation and destructive testing show that both the precision and specificity are fine with this method, which could be used for quality control of YABQ and its related substances.

Objective:To determine the law of dose variation in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients treated with helical tomotherapy by observing the difference between the actual and planned doses of targets and at-risk organs in these patients. Methods:Ten naso-pharyngeal carcinoma patients were treated with helical tomotherapy. Each single dose distribution and the corresponding computed tomography (CT) images were transmitted to the commercial software MIMvista 6.50, which was used to perform deformable image registration on the CT images. The sum of the actual dose was then obtained by accumulating the single doses. The image-guided actu-al dose was denoted as Plan 2, and the initial plan was called Plan 1. The dose-volume histogram of the dose distribution of targets and at-risk organs in Plans 1 and 2 were compared. Results:The D98 and D95 doses of the planning gross target volume (PGTV) in Plan 2 were significantly lower than those in Plan 1. Compared with Plan 1, the Dmean and D50 doses of double parotids in Plan 2 were higher by 42.23%and 63.82%(P<0.001, P=0.001) on average, respectively, for the left parotid, as well as by 38.64%and 66.76%(P=0.002, 0.004), respectively, for the right parotid. The D2 dose of spinal cord in Plan 2 was significantly higher than that in Plan 1. The doses were higher by 16.49%on average (P=0.026). Conclusion:To achieve precise and individually adaptive radiotherapy, correcting the error between anatomy and placement during tomotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients is necessary.

Objective To establish a headspace gas chromatography method for determination of nine residual solvents in grape seed extract. Methods The residual solvents in grape seed extract were separated on DB-WAX column (30 m× 0.45 mm, 0.85 μm) with an FID detector; the injector temperature and the detector temperature was set at 220 ℃ and 250 ℃ , respectively; the chapiter pressure was 27.58 kPa; the containers of headspace injector were in equilibrium for 30 min at 80 ℃ ;the N, N-dimethylformamide was used as the solvent. Results The detected solvents were well separated. Good linear relationship of the benzene and ethanol was obtained within the range of 0.04-0.3,100-750 μg?mL-1 , respectively. Good linear relationships of the hexane, o-xylene, m-xylene, p-xylene, styrene, toluene and 1,2-diethyl benzene solvents were obtained within the range of 0.4-3.0 μg?mL-1 (r≥0.995 8), respectively. The average recoveries (n = 3) of the nine solvents were 96.35%,97.08%,97.31%,89.93%,92.35%,90.65%,88.56%,93.84%,86.51% and the RSDs were 4.38%,2.16%,3.49%, 4.19%,4.80%,4. 83%,4. 70%,5. 00%,4. 39%, respectively. Conclusion The established method is simple, rapid and accurate, which can be used for the determination of residual solvents in grape seed extract and can simultaneously provide scientific basic for quality control.

BACKGROUNDInflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) are rare tumors of soft tissue recognized recently and the lung is one of common organs involved. The aim of this study is to investigate the valuable clinicopathological features for diagnosis of IMTs of the lung.

METHODSThe clinicopathology data of 9 patients with IMTs were collected. The resected lesions of the patients were studied by histological and immunohistochemical methods.

RESULTSThe 9 patients' symptoms mainly included cough, expectoration and dyspnea. Seven patients displayed as benign IMTs and 2 malignant IMTs. The big spindle neoplastic myofibroblastic cells of the benign IMTs had eosinophilic cytoplasm and round or oval nuclei. Mitoses were generally scanty (0-2/50HPF). Compared with the benign IMTs, the malignant IMTs displayed highly atypical polygonal cells with oval vesicular nuclei, prominent nucleoli and variable mitoses ( > 25/50HPF). Ganglion-like myofibroblastic cells with plasma cells, and lymphocytes invasion could be seen in all IMTs. The immunohistochemical results were: in all patients vimentin, muscle-specific actin and α-smooth muscle actin (+), p53 (-), while some patients desmin and anaplastic lymphoma kinase-1 (+).

CONCLUSIONSIMTs patients' symptoms are atypical. IMTs are composed with abundant myofibroblasts accompanied with many inflammatory cells. Surgical resection is the first choice for IMTs, complete resection leads to excellent survival for benign IMTs but not very well for malignancy.

Objective To investigate the characteristic volatile organic compounds(VOCs)in exhaled breath and their diagnostic value in mice with early stage radiation injury.Methods The thermal desorption gas chromatography-mass spectrometry(TD-GC/MS)technique was used to analyze VOCs in exhaled breath of irradiated mice by 60Coγ-ray with 800 cGy.The characteristic VOCs in the early stage of radiation injury were identified,and a diagnostic model was established.Results The 30-day survival rate of mice was 4.2%.There were significant differences in characteristic VOCs at 7 hours after radiation injury,and thirty characteristic VOCs related to early-stage radiation injury were identified.The diagnostic value of differential metabolites in mice after irradiation was evaluated via the ROC curve,and the area under the ROC curve(AUC)of a single compound exceeded 0.8.The diagnostic model was constructed by screening 9 potential biomarkers of exhalation through Fisher discriminant analysis,and its sensitivity and specificity were close to 100%.Conclusion Analysis of VOCs in exhaled breath is expected to provide a non-invasive diagnostic method for early screening and diagnosis of radiation injury.

Aluminum is a light metal which is rich in the earth's crust and widely used. Recently, the adverse health effects of environmental and occupational aluminum exposure on human have attracted more and more attention. Aluminum exposure has toxic effects on the central nervous system and is believed to be closely related to the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease. The neurotoxic mechanism of aluminum is complex, especially the role of regulated cell death (RCD) in aluminum-induced neuronal death remains to be further studied. RCD refers to all modes of cell death regulated by multiple intracellular signal transduction pathways under physiological and pathological conditions, including apoptosis, necroptosis, autophagy, pyroptosis, and ferroptosis. This review summarized the morphological characteristics and mechanisms of each RCD mode in the process of aluminum-induced neuronal death, and discussed the relationship and transformation between different RCD modes, providing a new scientific basis for future studies on the treatment and intervention of neurotoxicity induced by aluminum exposure.