OBJECTIVE:To determine the content of the total flavonoid in Fructus Rosae Laevigatae.METHODS:Dual wavelength TLC scanner was selected with rutin as standard substance.The developing solvent was acetic ether-formic acid-water(8∶1∶1);?s=266 nm,and ?R=230 nm.RESULTS:The linear range of Fructus Rosae Laevigatae was 1～6 ?g,and the average recovery was 98.9% 2.397%(RSD=1.39%,n=6).CONCLUSION:The method is simple and accurate,and it is applicable for the quality control of Fructus Rosae Laevigatae.

Adult ; Aged ; Astragalus membranaceus ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; drug therapy ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Humans ; Hypoglycemic Agents ; therapeutic use ; Infusions, Intravenous ; Insulin Resistance ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Phytotherapy

Child ; Evidence-Based Medicine ; Guidelines as Topic ; Humans ; Nephrotic Syndrome ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Steroids ; therapeutic use

Objective To investigate the effect of olmesartan medoxomil on renal oxidative stress in mice with chronic heart failure. Methods C57 mice were divided into sham operation group(SHAM group),chronic heart failure group(CHF group)and olmesartan medoxomil treatment group(OLM group).Experimental CHF model was established by coronary artery ligation,in which OLM group fed with a daily dose of 10 mg/kg.The heart rate,blood pressure,cardiac function,Scr,BUN,and plasma and kidney angiotensin(Ang)Ⅱ were measured.Real-time PCR was used to examine renal gp91phox,p22phox and NOX4 expression.AZAN and DHE staining was used to detect renal pathological change after 12 weeks. Results Compared with SHAM group,left ventricular-end diastolic dimension (LVDd)and left ventricular end-systolic dimension(LVDs)were significantly increased(P<0.05),while fractional shortening(FS)and ejection fraction(EF)were significantly decreased in CHF and OLM groups (P<0.05).Compared with SHAM group,systolic blood pressure,Scr,BUN,and AZAN and DHE staining positive area were significantly increased in CHF group(P<0.05),while above indexes were significantly lower in OLM group as compared to CHF group(P<0.05).Compared with SHAM group,plasma and kidney Ang Ⅱ levels,gp91phox,p22phox and NOX4 expression were increased in CHF group(P<0.05),while above indexes were significantly lower in OLM group as compared to CHF group (P<0.05).Conclusions Chronic heart failure can activate intrarenal NADPH oxidase resulting in renal injury.Olmesartan medoxomil can protect kidney by inhibiting the effect of Ang Ⅱ-induced oxidative stress.

Nicotinic acid could increase high density lipoprotein and reduce serum total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides in human bodies, thus is frequently applied in treating low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and hypertriglyceridemia in clinic. However, according to the findings, nicotinic acid could also cause adverse effects, such as skin flush, beside its curative effects. In this study, bioisosterism, fragment-based search and Lipinski's Rule of Five were used to preliminarily screen out potential TCM ingredients that may have similar pharmacological effects with nicotinic acid from Traditional Chinese medicine database (TCMD). Afterwards, homology modeling and flexible docking were used to further screen out potential nicotinic acid receptor agonists. As a result, eleven candidate compounds were derived from eight commonly used traditional Chinese medicines. Specifically, all of the candidate compounds' interaction with nicotinic acid receptor was similar to nicotinic acid, and their docking scores were all higher than that of nicotinic acid, but their druggability remained to be further studied. Some of the eight source traditional Chinese medicines were used to lower lipid according to literature studies, implying that they may show effect through above means. In summary, this study provides basis and reference for extracting new nicotinic acid receptor agonists from traditional Chinese medicines and improving the medication status of hyperlipidemia.
Drug Evaluation, Preclinical ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; Humans ; Models, Molecular ; Molecular Structure ; Nicotinic Acids ; chemistry ; Nicotinic Agonists ; chemistry ; Protein Binding ; Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled ; agonists ; chemistry ; Receptors, Nicotinic ; chemistry

To investigate the immunological activities of the recombinant human phosphatase D2 (rhPLD2) in vitro and in vivo, especially its ability to reduce inflammatory reactions, the cDNA fragment encoding rhPLD2 was cloned into prokaryotic expression vector pET30a by RT-PCR and the recombinant protein rhPLD2 expressed in E.coli was purified from the inclusion bodies, while the anti inflammatory activity of rhPLD2 was determined by the amount of eosinophils in bronchoalveolar fluid(BALF) and blood and the expression of IL-5 and MMP-9 in lung tissues of guinea pig model of chronic asthma. It was found that the rhPLD2 recombinant protein was obtained from human Daudi cells by cloning to E.coli, which contained no membrane-binding site and signal peptide. The cDNA sequence encoded 631 amino acid residues (GenBank Accession Number: AY178289). The purity of the rhPLD2 approached up to 76% with a bioactivity of 50.9745 units/L (0.9212 g/L). In addition, the anti inflammatory effect of rhPLD2 protein could be demonstrated in the guinea pig model of chronic asthma after treatment with rhPLD2 protein, such as down regulation in the expression of the inflammatory cytokine IL-5. It is concluded that the anti-inflammator activity of the recombinant human truncated PLD2 protein produced from the E.coli plasmid can be demonstrated both in vitro and in vivo.

Objective To investigate the effects and mechanism of zinc on airway inflammation in asthmatic rats.Methods Animal model of asthma was established by OVA challenging,zinc-deficient and zinc-supplementary diet were given accordingly.Thirty-two SD rats were divided into four groups according to weight: zinc-deficient diet with OVA challenge group(group A),zinc-supplementary diet with OVA challenge group(group B),zinc-normal diet with OVA challenge group(group C) and zinc-normal diet with saline challenge group(group D).Twenty-four hours later asthma was induced,right side lungs were harvested for HE staining to observe histomorphological changes and the respective numbers of eosinophirs,neutrophils and macrophage in the bronchial mucus were counted.The contents of interferon-?(IFN-?),interleukin-4(IL-4),superoxide dismutase(SOD),malondialdehyde(MDA) and glutathione peroxidase(GPX) in lung homogenate were detected.Results Compared with group C,the number of eosinophils,neutrophils and macrophage,and the contents of SOD increased in group A,but significantly decreased in group B(P

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of standardized medication for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis. METHOD: According to the diagnosis and treatment guidelines on chronic rhinosinusitis formulated in 2008, by means of prospective study, we studied 54 patients suffering from chronic rhinosinusitis treated with standardized medication including, a combination of local intranasaI corticosteroids, macrolides, mucus discharging agent and nasal irrigation treatment and followed up for 3 months. Visual analogue scale (VAS), sino nasal outcome test-20 Chinese version scales (SNOT-20 CV), Lund-Mackay CT and Lund-Kennedy endoscopy methods were employed to conduct the subjective and objective assessment and comprehensively evaluate the clinical efficacy before and after treatment. RESULT: (1) After three months of standardized medication, the patients' total scores of VAS, SNOT-20 CV, CT and endoscopy were improved significantly compared with those before-treatment (P < 0.01 for all these scoring systems). (2) There was statistically significant difference between the clinical efficacies of chronic rhinosinusitis patients with and without nasal polyps groups (P < 0.01). After 3 months of standardized medication, the effective rates of the CRSwNP group evaluated by subjective assessment and CT evaluation were 66.7% and 94.4% respectively, while those of the CRSsNP groups were 91.7% and 97.2% respectively. (3) Betwecn CRSwNP and CRSsNP groups, there was no significant difference in the improvement rate or inefficiency rate in subjective assessment except for the cure rate, while there were significant differences in both cure rate and improvement rate in CT evaluation. (4) The CRS patients' self-testing-based questionnaires results showed positive correlation with objective assessments. CONCLUSION The standardized medication with combination of intranasal local glucocorticoid, macrolides (14-membered ring), the mucus discharging agent and nasal irrigation on CRS was effective.
Administration, Intranasal ; Adult ; Aged ; Chronic Disease ; Female ; Glucocorticoids ; administration & dosage ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Macrolides ; administration & dosage ; therapeutic use ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prospective Studies ; Quality of Life ; Rhinitis ; drug therapy ; Sinusitis ; drug therapy ; Treatment Outcome ; Young Adult

Objective To assess influences of hemoglobin variants on different HbA 1c measurement systems.Methods HbA1c values of normal samples and samples with hemoglobin variants were measured respectively byenzymatic assay (Norudia N HbA1c,SEKISUI), immunity transmission turbidity (oneHbA1c FS,DiaSys), boronate affinity HPLC(Ultra2,Trinity Biotech), capillary electrophoresis(Capillary 2 Flex Piercing,Sebia)and ion exchange HPLC(HA8160,Arkary;Variant Ⅱ Turbo(VⅡ-T),Bio-Rad;Variant ⅡTurbo 2.0 (VⅡ-T 2.0), Bio-Rad).HbA1c values from different hemoglobin variants and HbA1c measurement systems were analyzed .Results The HbA1c values from the 7 HbA1c measurement systems were well correlatedin normal samples .For HbE heterozygote , the HbA1c values from VⅡ-T were divided into 2 groups comparing with CFP , and HbA1c differences between CFP and other measurement systems are minor except for HA8160 and VⅡ-T.The HbA1c values of homozygous HbE were given by Ultra 2 but CFP and VⅡ-T 2.0.The differences of HbA1c values from samples with J-Bangkok are much higher than those from the samples with other hemoglobin variants .The differences of HbA1c values from samples with all kinds of hemoglobin variants(Hb J-Bangkok, Hb J-Newyork, Hb G-Taipei and Hb G-Coushatta)are dramatic for VⅡ-T.For rare Kurosaki, CFP can give a hint that there existshemoglobin variant while measuring HbA 1c. Conclusions Capillary Flex 2 Piercingcan well recognize common hemoglobin variants . Different hemoglobin variants have different influences on different HbA 1c measurement systems.The influences of J-Bangkok among HbA1c measurement systems are more evident than the other common hemoglobin variants .