4.The mechanism of action of valsartan studied by HPLC-TOF/MS.
Wen-qing YANG ; Yun-lun LI ; Hai-qiang JIANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2015;50(7):875-881
High performance liquid chromatography-time-off-flight mass spectrometer (HPLC-TOFMS) technology coupled with partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) processed by SIMCA-P software was applied to investigate serum endogenous metabolites alternations of valsartan in spontaneous hypertension rats (SHR). And MetPA platform was used to connect identified potential biomarkers in corresponding metabolic pathways to find possible therapeutic mechanism of valsartan. Valsartan significantly declined the blood pressure of SHRs (P < 0.05) at fourth week. The metabolic profiling significantly changed and four metabolites involved in G protein-coupled pathway were identified. Metabolomics is able to detect holistic and microcosmic alternations in organism, so as to elucidate therapeutic mechanism of drugs.
Animals
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Biomarkers
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blood
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Blood Pressure
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Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
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Discriminant Analysis
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Least-Squares Analysis
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Mass Spectrometry
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Metabolome
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Metabolomics
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Rats
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Rats, Inbred SHR
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Valsartan
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pharmacology
6.Hypoxia can induce EMT and promote invasion of breast cancer cells
Fuqiang JIANG ; Juyi WEN ; Jingbo KANG ; Qing NIE
Cancer Research and Clinic 2012;24(4):217-219
Objective To study the effect of hypoxia on EMT molecule E-cadherin, Vimentin and invasion of human breast cancer MCF-7 cells, reveal the mechanism of breast cancer invasion and metastasis and provide experimental and theoretical basis. Methods Western blot was used to observe the change of HIF-1α, E-cadherin and Vimeutin during hypoxia on MCF-7. MTT was used to study the effects of viability.Transwell chamber was used to detect the ability of invasion and metastasis. Results The expression of E-cadherin was significantly lower (0.09±0.02)(t=30.98,P=0.0007) and the expression of Vimentin was significantly higher (0.69±0.04) (t=915,P=0.0000) with the extension of hypoxia.The capability of adhesion (81.23±0.74) (t=82.05,P=0.000),invasion(120±6) (t=22.78,P=0.0009) and migration(190±6) (t=23.49,P=0.000)was significantly increased after 72 h hypoxia(P<0.05).Conclusion Hypoxia can downregulate E-cadherin and upregulate Vimentin and enhance the adhesion,invasion and migration of MCF-7.
7.Prospect and application of microsatellite population genetics in study of geoherbs.
Wen-Jing ZHANG ; Yong-Qing ZHANG ; Qing-Jun YUAN ; Lu-Qi HUANG ; Dan JIANG ; Li JING
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2013;38(24):4232-4237
The author introduces the basic concepts of microsatellite and population genetics and its characteristics, expounds the application of these theories for population genetic structure and genetic diversity, gene flow and evolutionary significant unit ESU division research. This paper discuss its applicationin study of genetic causes, origin of cultivation, different regional origins of geoherbs, aiming at providing a new theory and method for geoherbs.
Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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Evolution, Molecular
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Genetic Markers
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genetics
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Genetic Techniques
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Geography
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Microsatellite Repeats
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genetics
8.Cloning and prokaryotic expression analysis of HDS from Salvia miltiorrhiza bge.f.alba.
Dan JIANG ; Qi-Xian RONG ; Qing-Jun YUAN ; Wen-Jing ZHANG ; Yong-Qing ZHANG ; Lu-Qi HUANG
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2014;49(11):1614-1620
According to the designed specific primers of gene fragment based on the Salvia miltiorrhiza transcriptome data, with the method of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), this study cloned full-length cDNA sequence of 1-hydroxy-2-methyl-2-(E)-butenyl-4-diphosphate synthase gene from Salvia miltiorrhiza bge.f.alba, this sequence is named as SmHDS and its GenBank registration number is KJ746807. SmHDS, 2 529 bp long, contains an ORF of 2 229 bp, encodes 742 amino acids, including 5' UTR 170 bp and 3' UTR 130 bp. Using bioinformatics software, having made a homology analysis of the obtained sequence, we can have a conclusion that SmHDS have a close genetic relationship with HDS of Salvia miltiorrhiza. Analysis result of prokaryotic expression revealed that in Escherichia coli, SmHDS expressed target proteins which in size are comparable with the protein predicted. Meanwhile, the 4 factors which can influence the protein expression were optimized, the 4 factors are inducing temperature, inducing time, IPTG concentrations and density of inducing host bacterium (A600). The optimal expression conditions of SmHDS were 30 degrees C until the A600 is 0.6, and add IPTG to a final concentration of 0.2 mmol x L(-1), and the induction time of 20 h. It provides theoretical basis for the further study of the function of 1-hydroxy-2-methyl-2-(E)-butenyl-4-diphosphate synthase in the biosynthesis of tanshinone compounds.
Cloning, Molecular
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DNA, Complementary
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genetics
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Diterpenes, Abietane
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biosynthesis
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Enzymes
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biosynthesis
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genetics
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Escherichia coli
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metabolism
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Plant Proteins
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biosynthesis
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genetics
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Salvia miltiorrhiza
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enzymology
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genetics
9.Intervention effects of qingre jiangya capsule on brain hippocampus of spontaneously hypertensive rats based on metabonomic research.
Hai-Qing JIANG ; Lei NIE ; Yun-Lun LI ; Miao-Miao WANG ; Mei ZHU ; Wen-Qing YANG ; Xin-Ya ZHANG
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2014;39(1):134-139
Thirty SHRs were obtained randomly to hypertension, model group, captopril group and Qingre jiangya capsule group. Ten Wistar rats were used as control group. The hippocampus tissue was removed to explore the damage of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and the protective effect of Qingre jiangya capsule after continuously administered for 14 days. And then the data were processed by principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA). The research results revealed captopril group was significantly different from the other three groups. The classification of other three groups is also very clear after captopril group removed. This suggested that Qingre jiangya capsule could improve the overall metabolism compared with captopril. Four metabolites were identified: dimethylglycine, glycerophosphocholine, aldosterone and noradrenaline. Hypertension hippocampus damage may mainly be expressed in tyrosine metabolism, aldosterone-regulated sodium, vascular smooth muscle contraction reabsorption, and Qingre jiangya capsule could reverse the hippocampus tissue damage of SHR.
Animals
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Capsules
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pharmacology
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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pharmacology
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Hippocampus
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drug effects
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Hypertension
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drug therapy
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Male
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Rats
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Rats, Inbred SHR
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Rats, Wistar
10.Application of the Innovative and Integrative Experiments on Special Skills Training in Food Sciences
Shu-Qing LIU ; Xiao-Lu JIANG ; Hai-Jin MU ; Jin-Xiao FENG ; Wen-Xiao LIU ;
Microbiology 1992;0(03):-
In order to make students have integrative qualities and reform the shortage of former teaching methods in the food microbiology experiment,a new experiment teaching system was established,introducina the integrative and innovative experiment to the students gradually.The reformation of experiment in food microbiology has trained the students well and improved their special skills.Most important of all,it can offer them a chance to realize their own ideas.The students can design an innovative and integrative experiment to carry out their originalities.Good effects have been made since this system is very helpful to improve their consciousness of innovation and integrative abilities in doing experiments.