Chemical constituents of the essential oil in above-ground and root of Bupleurum malconense and root of B. chinense were investigated by GC-MS compiled with automated mass spectral deconvolution and identification system (AMDIS) and retention index. The results showd that the components of essential oil in B. malconense have some similarities with the one in B. chinense, and both of them have the higher content of caryophyllene oxide which is an active component of anti-inflammatory and analgesic. These results suggested that as a local substitute, B. malconense has a certain scientific basis of the treatment for cold fever.
Bupleurum ; chemistry ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Fever ; drug therapy ; Mass Spectrometry ; Oils, Volatile ; chemistry ; Plant Roots ; chemistry

Child ; Codon, Nonsense ; genetics ; DNA Mutational Analysis ; DNA Primers ; genetics ; Dent Disease ; diagnosis ; genetics ; Exons ; genetics ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Mutation ; Oculocerebrorenal Syndrome ; diagnosis ; genetics ; Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases ; genetics ; Polymerase Chain Reaction

180,anti-ds-DNA,anti-Sm and lower C3,are high risk factors in the development of LN.The manifestations were various and misdiagnosis at the early stage was not uncommon.

Object To compare the contents of alkaloids of callus at different period with tissue culture of fresh bulbs of Fritillaria mellea S. Y. Tang et S. C. Yueh.Methods To study the best condition of induction frequency of callus about some phytohormones, temperature and light, and then to determine the contents of alkaloids of callus in F. mellea. Results The best condition of induction frequency of callus above was NAA 1 mg/L+ 6BA 3 mg/L; temperature at (22?1) ℃ and scattered light; the contents of alkaloids were kept highest in about 20th day ofter the callus appeared.Conclusion The contents of alkaloids of callus are kept higher level than fresh bulbs of F. mellea.

Animals ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Myocarditis ; metabolism ; virology ; Myocardium ; metabolism ; Osteopontin ; metabolism ; Virus Diseases ; metabolism

Aged ; Antigens, CD ; metabolism ; Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic ; metabolism ; Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Gastrectomy ; methods ; Histiocytic Sarcoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Humans ; Lymphatic Metastasis ; Male ; Phosphoglucomutase ; metabolism ; Stomach Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery

Objective To study the clinical, histopathologic and ultrastructural characteristics of achromic naevus (AN). Methods Clinical data, including sex, age, age of onset, pattern of lesions, involved sites, shape and number of lesions and associated systemic diseases, were collected from 85 patients with AN. Skin melanin index was detected in 34 lesions of 19 patients with AN, 30 lesions of 12 patients with vitiligo and 64 contralateral normal skin islands of the 31 patients. Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) was performed to analyze the lesion, normal skin and junctional area between lesional and normal skin of 62 patients with AN. Tissue samples were obtained from lesions and perilesional normal skin of 17 patients with AN and subjected to pathological examination as well as ultrastructural study with transmission electron microscopy; also, skin biopsy specimens were immunostained for tyrosinase, HMB45, tyrosinase-related protein-1 (TRP-1), TRP-2 and CD117. Results Of the 85 patients with AN, 23 (27.1%) developed lesions at birth, and 21 (24.7%) after 3 years of age; 72 (84.7%) had irregularly shaped lesions, 54 (63.5%) had only a single lesion. The mean melanin index and relative melanin index of AN lesions were 186.56 ± 52.86 and 80 ± 11, respectively, significantly lower than those in normal skin islands (223.88 ± 63.19 and 100, both P < 0.01), but higher than those in depigmented lesions from 12 patients with vitiligo (128.57 ± 64.31 and 60 ± 20, both P < 0.01). RCM revealed a decline in the number of melanocytes and brightness of melanin caps, even distribution of melanin in lesions, as well as obscure demarcation between lesions and normal skin from patients with AN. Fontana-Masson stain showed that the melanin content was lower in lesions than in perilesional skin (1810.12 ± 327.96 vs 2064.24 ± 260.41) from patients with AN. Microscopic examination demonstrated a decrease in melanocyte and melanosome number, presence of immature melanocytes at stage Ⅱ and Ⅲ in cytoplasm and dendrites of melanocytes and keratinocytes, aggregated melanosomes in affected keratinocytes in lesions of AN. In 17 patients with AN, the relative expression levels of tyrosinase and TRP-1 were 1827.35 ± 307.09 and 6102.54 ± 1642.64, respectively, in normal skin specimens, significantly higher than those in lesional skin (1477.35 ± 224.05, 5322.33 ± 1565.26, both P< 0.01); no statistical difference was observed in the expression levels of HMB45, TRP-2 or CD117 between lesional and normal skin. Conclusions AN is an early-onset, nonfamilial aggregated, stable leukoderma with irregular margins, and in lesions of AN, the number of both melanocytes and melanosomes is decreased with the presence of immature melanosomes. The measurement of relative melanin index and reflectance confocal microscopy may offer a non-invasive approach to the diagnosis of AN.

ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of intrathecal (IT) Ro25-6981 (a selective NR2B receptor antagonist) on focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in rats.MethodsSixty healthy male SD rats weighing 280-320 g in which IT catheter was successfully implanted without complication were randomly divided into 4 groups ( n ＝ 15 each):group sham operation (group S) ; group focal cerebral I/R(group I/R) ; group I/R + Ro25-6981 (group Ro) and group I/R+ normal saline (group NS).The right middle cerebral artery was occluded for 2 h with a nylon thread with rounded tip which was inserted into right internal carotid artery and advanced cranially until resistance was met in groups I/R,Ro and NS.In group Ro Ro25-6981 100 μg/10 μl was injected IT at 0,2,23 h of reperfusion,while in group NS NS was injected IT instead of Ro25-6981.Neurological dificit was assessed and scored (0 ＝ no deficit,3 ＝ severe deficit) at 24 h of reperfusion.The infarct size was determined by 2,3,5-triphenyl tetrazolium chloride staining.ResultsIT administration of Ro25-6981 significantly reduced cerebral I/R-induced infarct sized and neurological deficit score in group Ro as compared with groups I/R and NS.ConclusionRo25-6981 injected IT can protect the brain against local cerebral I/R injury.

Aim To observe the changes of endothelin receptors and their subtypes of left ventricules in normal SD rats and dilated cardiomyopathy rats. Methods To establish the best conditions of the binding experiment, different protein concentrations, incubation temperature ?and?incubating?time?were?tested? with 125 I-ET-1 ligand respectively. With the selected conditions, saturation binding experiments were performed to determine the amount of endothelin receptor and its subtypes in normal SD rats and in dilated cardiomyopathy ones. Results (1) The optimal incubating temperature was 37 ℃. Under this condition, the binding amount of 125 I-ET-1 increased rapidly in 0～30 minutes, and reached to saturation point at 60 minutes, and there was a linear correlation between 125 I-ET-1 binding amount and cell membrane protein concentration. (2) Endothelin-1, bosentan,BQ123,BQ788 etc. could competitively suppress the bound of 125 I-ET-1 to endothelin receptors. (3) The amount of endothelin receptor in left ventricle of dilated cardiomyopathy rats was ( 92.21? 34.34) nmol?kg -1 protein, which was significantly low than that in normal SD ones. There was no change on the ratio of endothelin receptor subtypes A and B. Conclusion 125I-ET-1 can be used to determine the amount of endothelin receptor and its subtypes in varied tissues specifically. The amount of endothelin receptor in left ventricle of dilated cardiomyopathy rats is down regulated, but the ratio of endothelin receptor subtype A vs B remains to be 21.

ObjectiveTo determine endometrial thickness, endometrial volumeand, endometrial and subendometrial blood flows, by using transvaginal two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound examination and to compare the value of all the parameters in the prediction of endometrial receptivity during in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) cycles.MethodsOne hundred and twenty patients undergoing IVF cycles were recruited for this study. Transvaginal 2D and 3D ultrasound examination was performed to determine endometrial thickness, endometrial volume, pulsatility index (PI), resisitance index (RI) , systolic/diastolic ratio (S/D) of endometrial, subendometrial blood flows , vascularization index (VI), flow index (FI) and vascularization flow index (VFI) of endometrial and subendometrial regions by experienced sonographers on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) injection. Statistical comparison was carried out by Mann-Whitney test. The receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was applied and the area under the curve (AUC) was calculated. Statistic analyses were performed using SPSS 13.0. The two-tailed value of was considered statistically significant.ResultsThere were no significant differences between the pregnant group and non-pregnant group in endometrial thickness, endometrial volume (P>0.05). Patients in the pregnant group had lower PI, RI and S/D of endometrial and subendometrial blood flows than those in the non-pregnant group (Z=-3.811,-3.097,-2.071, P=0.001, 0.001, 0.038), with statisticalsignificant difference. Patients in the pregnant group had higher VI, FI and VFI of endometrial and subendometrial regions than those in the non-pregnant group (Z=-1.970,-2.698,-1.981, P=0.490, 0.007, 0.048;Z=-2.098,-2.090,-2.115,P=0.036, 0.037, 0.034), with statistical significant difference. ConclusionsEndometrial and subendometria blood flows measured by transvaginal 2D and 3D ultrasound can be as a reliable indicator to assess endometrial receptivity and predict the pregnancy outcome. Among all the endometrial and subendometrial blood flow parameters, VI of endometrial and subendometrial are better predicators.