Objective: To study the chemical constituents from the fruits of Forsythia suspensa. Methods: Compounds were isolated and purified by silica gel chromatography, repeated recrystallization, and other methods, and their structures were identified by spectral analysis. Results: Eleven compounds were isolated from the fruits of F. suspensa and were identified as acetyloleanolic acid (1), isobauerenyl acetate (2), β-amyrin acetate (3), cleroindicin A (4), 1-methyl-β-D-glucopyranoside (5), esculentic acid (6), asiatic acid (7), forsythin (8), oleanolic acid (9), β-sitosterol (10), and β-daucosterol (11). Conclusion: Compounds 1 and 4-7 are obtained from the plant of Forsythia Vahl for the first time.

Objective To observe the effect and safety of hemabat(H)on prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in cesarean section and after cesarean section in high risk pregnant women.Methods Four hundred and sixty-nine pregnant women with high hemorrhagic risk factors including twin pregnancy, polyhydramnios,fetal macrosomia,placenta previa were planned cesarean section.A total of 457 pregnant women were divided into 3 groups by operation indications.There were 239 cases of fetal macrosomia,145 cases of twin pregnancy and polyhydramnios,and 73 cases of placenta previa.Three kinds of hysterotonics were used randomly in each group.Group oxytocin(O):20 U oxytocin injected into the uterine plus 20 U oxytocin intravascularly,152 women;Group oxytocin+hemabate(O+H):20 U oxytocin and 250?g hemabat injected into the uterine,192 women;group H:250 p,g hemabat,injected into the uterine,125 women.The amount of bleeding during the operation and within 2-hour after delivery were measured.The side effect of each group was observed.Results The amount of bleeding during cesarean section in group O was(445?262)ml,in group O+H(33?218)ml,and in group H(375?265)ml.There was an extremely significant difference between group O and group O+H(P

Animals ; Arthritis, Experimental ; metabolism ; pathology ; Breast Neoplasms ; pathology ; Cadherins ; metabolism ; physiology ; Cell Movement ; Female ; Fibroblasts ; cytology ; pathology ; Humans ; Macrophages ; cytology ; pathology ; Neoplasm Invasiveness ; Synovial Membrane ; cytology ; metabolism ; pathology

Objective To investigate the effect of fluvastatin on ventricular remodeling and serum tumor necrosis factor alpha(TNF-α)level in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction.Methods 87 elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction were chosen in Jiande Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine from October 2014 to October 2016,were randomly divided into control group(42 cases)and observation group(45 cases),the control group received aspirin,PI Gray chlorine and other conventional treatment,the observation group were given fluvastatinon the basis of the control group treatment.The changes of cardiac function and serum inflammatory factor TNF-α levels were observed before and after treatment.Results After the treatment,left ventricular weight index such asleft ventricular systolic volume index,left ventricular diastolic membrane membrane volume index,left ventricular ejection fraction in the two groups were improved in different degree,but the observation group improved significantly(P<0.05).In the control group,there was no significant improvement; and after treatment,the indexes of the observation group were significantly better than those of the control group(P<0.05).The effective rate in the observation groupwas 93.33％,was significantly higher than the control group(P<0.05).After treatment,the levels of serum TNF-α were significantly improved in the observation group,and the level of serum was significantly decreased compared with before treatment(P<0.05),and the observation group after the treatment was obviously lower than the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion For elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction with fluvastatin can better improve the patient's heart function,improve the body's inflammatory level,effectively improve the treatment effect,inhibit ventricular remodeling.

Objective To report the surgical approach for the treatment of giant or extensive skin lesions due to the infection of human papilloma virus (HPV). Method Surgical treatment was performed for 10 patients with verruca vulgris, 20 with condyloma acuminatum, and 8 with epidermodyplasia verruciformis, whose giant or extensive lesions were poorly responsive to routine non-surgical therapy. Results Recurrence of lesions was found in 2 of 10 patients with verruca vulgris and 5 of 20 condyloma acuminatum in 6 months after operation, with a total recurrent rate of 25%. The extensive skin lesions were removed and the functions of affected limbs were recovered in patients with epidermodyplasia verruciformis after operation, however, the long-term topical retinoids was needed to control the recurrence of the lesions. Conclusion Surgical approach is effective for the treatment of the giant or extensive skin lesions due to HPV infection.

Objective To evaluate the effects of acitretin combined with clarithromycin on tumor growth in human oral epidermoid carcinoma xenografts in nude mice,and to investigate their antitumor mechanisms.Methods A cell line of human oral epidermoid carcinoma was subcutaneously inoculated into 31 Balb/c nude mice to establish a xenograft model of human skin tumor.Then,the nude mice were randomly classified into 6 groups according to a double blind protocol:control group (n =6) remaining untreated,placebo group (n =5) treated with wheat flour,acitretin group (n =5) treated with acitretin 7.2 mg/kg per day,clarithromycin group (n =5) treated with clarithromycin 100 mg/kg per day,acitretin + placebo group (n =5) treated with both acitretin (7.2 mg/kg per day) and wheat flour,and acitretin + clarithromycin group (n =5) treated with acitretin (7.2 mg/kg per day) and clarithromycin 100 mg/kg per day.All the drugs were intragastrically administrated once daily.After three weeks of treatment,mice were sacrificed and xenografts were removed.Then,the size and weight of xenografts were measured,and pathological analysis was conducted.Real time-PCR was performed to quantify the mRNA expressions of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and nuclear factor (NF)-κB,and immunohistochemistry was carried out to observe the expression of VEGF as well as to determine microvessel density (MVD) and Ki-67 proliferation index.By using the software SPSS 19.0,analysis of variance was performed for comparison of measurement data,and least significant difference (LSD) test for paired comparisons.Results Both the size and weight of xenografts in the acitretin + clarithromycin group were significantly lower than those in the other groups (all P ＜ 0.05).Real-time fluorescence-based PCR revealed weaker mRNA expressions of VEGF and NF-κB in the acitretin + clarithromycin group compared with the control group,clarithromycin group and acitretin group (all P ＜ 0.05).As immunohistochemistry showed,the acitretin + clarithromycin group displayed a decrease in the expression rate (all P ＜ 0.01) and staining intensity of VEGF,MVD (all P ＜ 0.01) with a sparse distribution of microvessels,Ki-67 proliferation index (all P ＜ 0.05) and proliferative activity of tumor cells compared with the control group,clarithromycin group and acitretin group.Conclusion Acitretin combined with clarithromycin can synergistically inhibit the growth of human oral epidermoid carcinoma xenografts in nude mice,downregulate VEGF expression,and suppress angiogenesis and tumor proliferation.

Objective To investigate the relationship between chronic gastropathy with intestinal metaplasia (IM) and caudal type homeobox genes 2 (Cdx2),tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α),Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection.Methods Onehundred and thirty patients underwent gastroscopy were divided into 2 groups by typical pathological type:gastritis group (30 cases) and IM group [100 cases,including mild IM group (30 cases),moderate IM group (35 cases),severe IM group (35 cases)].Hp infection was confirmed.The expressions of Cdx2 and TNF-α protein was evaluated by immunohistochemistry.Results The positive expression rates of Cdx2 and TNF-α protein in IM group were significantly higher than those in gastritis group [78.0％(78/100) vs.6.7％(2/30),60.0％(60/100) vs.16.7％(5/30)],and there were statistical differences (P ＜ 0.01).The positive expression rates of Cdx2 and TNF-α protein in positive and negative Hp infection in IM group were significantly higher than those in gastritis group [Cdx2 protein:79.4％(50/63) vs.1/10,75.7％(28/37) vs.5.0％(1/20);TNF-α:74.6％(47/63) vs.4/10,35.1％(13/37)vs.5.0％ (1/20)],and there were statistical differences (P ＜ 0.01).The positive expression rate of Cdx2 protein in moderate IM group and severe IM group were significantly higher than those in mild IM group [80.0％ (28/35) and 97.1％ (34/35) vs.53.3％ (16/30)],in severe IM group were significantly higher th.an those in moderate IM group,and there were statistical differences (P ＜0.05).There were no statistical differences in the positive expression rate of Cdx2 protein of difference Hp infection among the 4 groups (P＞0.05).There were no statistical differences in the positive expression rate of TNF-α protein between mile IM group and moderate IM group (P ＞ 0.05).The positive expression rate of TNF-α protein in severe IM group was significantly higher than that in mild IM group and moderate IM group [80.0％(28/35) vs.40.0％(12/30) and 57.1％(20/35)],and there were statistical differences (P ＜ 0.05).The positive expression rate of TNF-α protein of positive Hp infection patients in gastritis group,mild IM group,moderate IM group and severe IM group were significantly higher than those of negative Hp infection patients (4/10 vs.1/20,47/63vs.13/37,10/18 vs.2/12,15/21 vs.5/14,22/24 vs.6/11),and there were statistical differences (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions The expressions of Cdx2 and TNF-α protein and Hp infection are closely related with IM.Therefore,testing the level of Cdx2 and TNF-α protein expressions can help to judge the degree of IM,which provides a basis for reversing IM.

Caco-2 cell monolayer model is widely utilized in drug absorption study and 12-well transwellTM plates were commonly used to study the absorption of different kinds of natural products. To establish a stable method for the study of traditional Chinese medicine prescription, 6-well plates were chosen because of the larger well volumes than 12-well plates. To study the impacts of collagen kinds, coating density as well as coating time on the cell culture, the transepithelial electrical resistance of Caco-2 cell monolayers grown on different collagen coating transwells was determined, and the permeations of propranolol and atenolol as standard markers were detected with HPLC. The results showed that the kinds of collagen, the different coating densities and coating time of rat tail collagen had no significant influences on the Caco-2 cell monolayer integrality and absorption capacity. 6-well plates coated with 2 micro g Scm-2 rat tail collagen for 1 hour were enough reliable and suitable for the study of traditional Chinese medicine prescription in vitro.
Adsorption ; Animals ; Caco-2 Cells ; Cell Culture Techniques ; methods ; Collagen ; chemistry ; Drug Prescriptions ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Rats ; Time Factors

To study ecology suitability rank dividing of the total alkaloid content of Coptis Rhizoma for selecting artificial planting base and high-quality industrial raw material in Chongqing province. Based on the investigation of PCB and DEM data of Chongqing province, the relationship between the total alkaloid content in Coptis Rhizoma and topographical conditions was analyzed by statistical analysis. The geographic information systems (GIS)-based assessment and landscape ecological principles were applied to assess eco logy suitability areas of Coptis Rhizoma in Chongqing. slope, aspect and altitude are main topographical factors that affect the content of the total alkaloid content in Coptis Rhizoma The total alkaloid content in Coptis Rhizoma is higher in the lower altitude, shady slope and bigger slope areas. The total alkaloid content is higher in the south areas of Chongqing province and lower in the northeast. Terrain conditions of the southern region of Chongqing are most suitable for The accumulated of total alkaloid Coptis Rhizoma content.
Alkaloids ; analysis ; metabolism ; China ; Coptis ; chemistry ; Ecology ; Environment ; Geographic Information Systems ; Geography ; Plants, Medicinal ; Rhizome ; chemistry

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effects of Artesunate(Art) on the LX-2 cell.

METHODSThe cultured hepatic stellate cells were divided into control group and Art-treated groups with 250,350,450 µmol/L. The rate of cellular proliferation was detected by MIT assay, the content of ceramide (Cer)was determined by HPLC method, the content of hydroxyproline (Hyp) was determined by enzyme digestion method, the expressions of PPAR-γ, p53 and Caspase 3 were detected by Western blot.

RESULTSCompared with control group, IX-2 treated with Art were inhibited in a concentration-dependent manner(P < 0.01). Art could significantly increase the content of cerarnide in LX-2 ( P <0.01), and the content of Hyp was significantly decreased (P <0.05, P <0.01). The expressions of PPAR-γ, p53 and Caspase 3 were increased compared with that of control group(P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONArtesunate could inhibit the proliferation and induce apoptosis of hepatic stellate cells through upregulating ceramide.

Apoptosis ; Artemisinins ; pharmacology ; Caspase 3 ; metabolism ; Cell Line ; Cell Proliferation ; Ceramides ; metabolism ; Hepatic Stellate Cells ; drug effects ; Humans ; Hydroxyproline ; metabolism ; Liver Cirrhosis ; PPAR gamma ; metabolism