OBJECTIVEQingkailing injection (QKLI), Jinnaduo injection (JNDI), Shuxuetong injection (SXTI), Shenmai injection (SMI) and Kangai injection (KAI) are widely used in China. To predict the herb-drug interactions in clinical application, they were evaluated for their in vitro inhibition effect on CYP3A in rat liver microsomes.

METHODThe rat liver microsomes were incubated with different doses of 5 kinds of traditional Chinese medicine injections (TCMIs) in the present of testosterone, a specific substrate of CYP3A. 6beta-hydroxytestosterone, the metabolite of testosterone, was monitored by HPLC to compare the inhibition effect of 5 TCMIs on CYP3A in rat liver microsomes. Ketoconazole was used as a positive control.

RESULT10% QKLI reduced the formation of 6beta-hydroxytestosterone by approximately 93.0%, which is more significant than other four TCMIs. The half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) and the enzyme-inhibitor constant K(i) were 1.0% and 0.7% respectively.

CONCLUSIONQKLI showed much stronger inhibition activity against CYP3A, comparing to other 4 TCMIs. The results revealed that QKLI may be involved in herb-drug interactions by inhibition of CYP3A.

Animals ; Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors ; Injections ; Male ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Microsomes, Liver ; drug effects ; enzymology ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

To investigate the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and plasma cell mastitis (PCM) , and to improve diagnostic accuracy for DCIS and PCM. 
 Methods: The MRI morphology confirmed by surgical pathology and dynamic enhancement for 35 patients with DCIS and 45 patients with PCM were retrospectively analyzed, which included T1 pre-scan high signal, enhanced distribution characteristics, internal strengthening mode, whether centrifugation or centripetal diffusion, dynamic enhancement curve morphology, diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) signal characteristics, and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values. 
 Results: The segmental distribution, clustered ring, T1 pre-catheters diffusion and the dynamic delayed concentric diffusion were more common in DCIS than those in PCM (P<0.05). Regional distribution, internal heterogeneity enhancement, and enhanced delay period eccentric diffusion were more common in PCM than those in DCIS (P<0.05). In the PCM group, nipple repertoire, DWI center high signal, adjacent skin thickening, and sinus formation were significantly higher than those in the DCIS group (P<0.05).
 Conclusion: Both DCIS and PCM show a non-mass like enhancement on MRI. Images in DCIS mostly show duct-like, branch-like and segment-like distribution. The internal enhancement mode is centripetal diffusion. Images in PCM mostly show regional distribution, and the inside displays heterogeneity enhancement with the adjacent skin thickening and nipple subsided.
Breast Neoplasms ; diagnostic imaging ; Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast ; diagnostic imaging ; Contrast Media ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Mastitis ; diagnostic imaging ; Plasma Cells ; pathology ; Retrospective Studies