Adenoma, Pleomorphic ; Aged ; Humans ; Male ; Nasal Cavity ; Nose Neoplasms

The method for analysis and determination the cleavage of soybean sterol, in which the soybean sterol was degraded and the products androst-1,4-diene-,17-dione (ADD) and androst-4-ene-3,17-dion (AD) were developed by Liquid Chromatography-mass Spectrometry. The HPLC conditions adopted were: a All- tima ODS-2 column (250 mm?4.6 mm, 5 ?m), a mobile phase consisted of menthanol-water (70:30), a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min, a room column temperature. and the detective wavelength was 244 nm.The ZMD Micromass electrospray ionization (ESI)-mass spectrometer was employed. In such conditions the corre- sponding HPLC chromatogram and MS spectrum were obtained. The method has a linear ranger of 0.01 mg/mL ~ 0.09 mg/mL, R2 =0.9999, the recoveries of ADD and AD were 102.6% and 105.90%, the RSD of ADD and AD were 3.02%, 3.5% and 3.08%, 3.24%. This method showed high sensitivity, accuracyand easy to perform. It is suitable to analysis the process cleavage of soybean sterol as well as quality control of product.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the chemical constituents in Flos Sophorae Carbonisatus.

METHODSilica gel column chromatography was used to separate and purify the chemical constituents. The structures were elucidated by spectral analysis.

RESULTSix compounds were isolated from Flos Sophorae Carbionisatus, and their structures were elucidated as maltol (1), 3-hydroxypyridine (2), malto-3-O-[6'-O-(4"-hydroxy-tans-cinnamoyl)-beta-D-glucopyranoside (3), 3-O-[beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1-->2)-beta-D-glucuronopyranosyl] sophoradiol ethyl ester (4), 3-O-[beta-D-galactopyranosyl-(1-->2)-beta-D-glucuronopyranosyl] sophoradiol methyl ester (5), rutin (6).

CONCLUSION4 is a new compound, and 1,2,3,5 were first reported from Flos Sophorae Carbonisatus.

Coumaric Acids ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Flowers ; chemistry ; Glucosides ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Molecular Conformation ; Molecular Structure ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry ; Pyridines ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Pyrones ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Saponins ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Sophora ; chemistry

Effect of organic acids on the synthesis of 1,3 propanediol was studied.The adsorption of organic acids from glycerol fermentation liquor by ion-exchange resins was investigated.The results showed that organic acid and 1,3 propanediol production was in negative relationship.The static adsorption showed that ion-exchange resin 005 had the best adsorption abilities of the organic acids in the glycerol fermentation liquor.It was showed that the yield of 1,3propanediol increased by 166% after the extraction of organic acids from glycerol fermentation liquor and the convertion rate increased by 34%.

This study aims to investigate the change of plasma concentration of digoxin (DIG) in rats with ovariectomy. Twelve female SD rats were randomly assigned into ovariectomized group and sham group (n = 6). All rats plasma was collected after a single dose of 2 mg x kg(-1) DIG administrated orally, serum DIG concentration was determined by LC-MS/MS. The level of P-gp in the intestinal was analyzed by Western blotting. Pharmacokinetic calculations were performed on each individual using DAS 2.0 practical pharmacokinetic software. Compared with the sham group, C(max) of ovariectomized group decreased significantly (P < 0.01). There was no significant difference of AUC(0-t), and the level of P-gp was elevated in ovariectomized group. It was found that C(max) of DIG was significantly reduced after ovariectomy, and the change was associated with the decreased level of estrogen, which contributes to the increased level of P-gp.
ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family B, Member 1 ; metabolism ; Animals ; Blotting, Western ; Chromatography, Liquid ; Digoxin ; blood ; pharmacokinetics ; Disease Models, Animal ; Estrogens ; blood ; Female ; Ovariectomy ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Tandem Mass Spectrometry

AIMTo establish methods and requirements for the quality control of recombinant human neu epitope peptide 12.

METHODSBiological activity of recombinant human neu epitope peptide 12 was evaluated in FVB/N transgenic mice (TgN MMTV neu 202 Mul, Jackson Lab., USA) administered with samples. The percentage of antibody-positive mice detected by ELISA was used in the biological activity evaluation. The peptide map was performed by peptic digestion. The antigen content was determined by SEC-HPLC.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONThe quality control methods, such as biological activity, peptide map, antigen content, and the requirements for the quality control of recombinant human neu epitope peptide 12 were established. The established methods and requirements were already used for the quality control of recombinant human neu epitope peptide 12 products.

Animals ; Antibodies, Monoclonal ; analysis ; Biotechnology ; methods ; Epitopes ; analysis ; chemistry ; immunology ; Female ; Genes, erbB-2 ; Humans ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Mice, Transgenic ; Peptide Fragments ; chemistry ; immunology ; Peptide Mapping ; Quality Control ; Receptor, ErbB-2 ; analysis ; chemistry ; immunology ; Recombinant Fusion Proteins ; analysis ; chemistry ; immunology ; Technology, Pharmaceutical ; standards

OBJECTIVE: To study DNA quantification and STR typing of samples pre-treated with pyramidon. METHODS: The blood samples of ten unrelated individuals were anticoagulated in EDTA. The blood stains were made on the filter paper. The experimental groups were divided into six groups in accordance with the storage time, 30 min, 1 h, 3 h, 6 h, 12 h and 24h after pre-treated with pyramidon. DNA was extracted by three methods: magnetic bead-based extraction, QIAcube DNA purification method and Chelex-100 method. The quantification of DNA was made by fluorescent quantitative PCR. STR typing was detected by PCR-STR fluorescent technology. RESULTS: In the same DNA extraction method, the sample DNA decreased gradually with times after pre-treatment with pyramidon. In the same storage time, the DNA quantification in different extraction methods had significant differences. Sixteen loci DNA typing were detected in 90.56% of samples. CONCLUSION Pyramidon pre-treatment could cause DNA degradation, but effective STR typing can be achieved within 24 h. The magnetic bead-based extraction is the best method for STR profiling and DNA extraction.
Aminopyrine/pharmacology* ; Blood Stains ; DNA/isolation & purification* ; DNA Fingerprinting ; Forensic Medicine ; Humans ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Reproducibility of Results ; Specimen Handling

To compare the sampling errors from cluster or unequal probability sampling designs and to adopt the unequal probability sampling method to be used for death surveillance.Taking 107 areas from the county level in Shaanxi province as the sampling frame,a set of samples are drawn by equal probability cluster sampling and unequal probability designs methodologies.Sampling error and effect of each design are estimated according to their complex sample plans.Both the sampling errors depend on the sampling plan and the errors of equal probability in stratified cluster sampling appeares to be less than simple cluster sampling.The design effects of unequal probability stratified cluster sampling,such as πPS design,are slightly lower than those of equal probability stratified cluster sampling,but the unequal probability stratified cluster sampling can cover a wider scope of monitoring population.Conclusions:Results from the analysis of sampling data can not be conducted without consideration of the sampling plan when the sampling frame is finite and a given sampling plan and parameters,such as sampling proportion and population weights,are assigned in advance.Unequal probability cluster sampling designs seems to be more appropriate in selecting the national death surveillance sites since more available monitoring data can be obtained and having more weight in estimating the mortality for the whole province or the municipality to be selected.

AIMTo establish the quality control methods for recombinant human endostatin.

METHODSBiological activity was determined by endothelial cell migration assays. Peptide mapping was tested by trypsin digestion and RP-HPLC. Purity was determined by non-reduced SDS-PAGE and RP-HPLC. Other tests including molecular weight, isoelectrical point, etc. were done according to the National Requirements for Biological Products (2000).

RESULTSThe method of bioassay was established and used for determining activity of endostatin. Specific activity of the three batchs of drug substance was 1.45 x 10(6), 1.57 x 10(6) and 2.73 x 10(6) u.mg-1 proteins. Peptide mappings of the three batches of drug substance were completely identified. Both purity results of the products tested by SDS-PAGE and RP-HPLC were more than 99%.

CONCLUSIONThe established methods can effectively control the quality of recombinant human endostatin.

Cell Movement ; drug effects ; Cells, Cultured ; Endostatins ; pharmacology ; Endothelium, Vascular ; cytology ; Humans ; Quality Control ; Recombinant Proteins ; pharmacology ; Technology, Pharmaceutical ; methods

OBJECTIVETo investigate the expression of cell surface E-cadherin in leukemia cell and the correlation of cell membrane localization of beta-catenin with E-cadherin expression.

METHODSBone marrow samples from 46 patients with acute leukemia and 17 normal donors were analyzed. Cell surface expression of E-cadherin and membrane localization of beta-catenin were labeled by immunofluorescence and analyzed with a laser scanning confocal fluorescence microscope in 14 specimens.

RESULTSCell surface E-cadherin expression level was significantly lower in leukemia cells (with the median fluorescent intensity of 16.78) than in normal hematopoietic progenitors (26.03). Correlation analysis showed that cell membrane localization of beta-catenin was correlated with E-cadherin expression (r = 0.74, P = 0.002). After E-cadherin was induced to express in leukemic cell by 5-Aza-CdR, membranous expression of beta-catenin was elevated while the nuclear expression reduced, indicating that E-cadherin-mediated adhesions could recruit beta-catenin to cell membrane.

CONCLUSIONThe loss of E-cadherin in leukemia cells may result in beta-catenin translocating to the nuclear and transcriptional activation of its target genes.

Cadherins ; metabolism ; Case-Control Studies ; Cell Membrane ; metabolism ; Humans ; Leukemia ; metabolism ; pathology ; beta Catenin ; metabolism