Objective To investigate the chemical constituents in the whole plant of Clerodendrum canescens. Methods The compounds were isolated by column chromatography over silica gel or Sephadex LH-20 gel and their structures were elucidated by chemical and spectroscopic methods. Results Seven triterpenoids were isolated and identified as: lupeol (Ⅰ), ?-amyrin 3-undecanotate (Ⅱ), lupeol acetate (Ⅲ), lupeol 3-palmitate (Ⅳ), melastomic acid (Ⅴ), ?-amyrin acetate (Ⅵ), betulinic acid (Ⅶ), respectively. Conclusion Among those compounds, compound Ⅱ is a new one, while compounds Ⅳ-Ⅵ are isolated from the plants of Clerodendrum Linn. for the first time.

Objective To study the chemical constituents of Zanthoxylum dimorphophyllum and identify the chemical structures.Methods The compounds were isolated by silica gel,Flash column chromatography and purified by crystallization.Their structures were elucidated by spectral methods.ResultsSeven compounds were isolated and identified.They are 6-(3′,methyl-2′,3′-dihydroxy) butyl-7-methoxyl-8-(3″-methyl-2″-butenyl)-coumarin(Ⅰ),8-(3′-methyl)-2′,3′-butenyl-2′-(1″-hydroxy-1″-methyl)-ethyl-6,7-dihydrofurancoumarin(Ⅱ),6,7,8-trimethoxycoumarin(Ⅲ),scoparone(Ⅳ),umbelliferone(Ⅴ),canthin-6-one(Ⅵ),and syringaresinol(Ⅶ).Conclusion Compound I is a novel compound and all compounds are obtained from Z.dimorphophyllum for the first time.

OBJECTIVE: To study the constituents of the subaerial of Saussuare deltoidea (DC.)C. B. Clarke. METHODS: The constituents were separated by column chromatography on silica gel and the structures were elucidated by spectroscopic means. RESULTS: Eight constituents were identified to be Luteolin(Ⅰ), Quercetin(Ⅱ), Quercetin 3 0 ? L rhamnopyranoside(Ⅲ), rutin(Ⅳ), Lupeol acetate(Ⅴ), Lupeol(Ⅵ), ? sitosterol (Ⅶ), and Daucosterol(Ⅷ).CONCLUSION: Compounds Ⅰ Ⅷ were obtained from S.deltoidea for the first time.

To study the chemical constituents of the fruits of Melia toosendan, three limonoids were isolated and purified by repeated silica gel column chromatography and preparative HPLC from the EtOAc extract of M. toosendan. Their structures were determined by their physico-chemical properties and spectroscopic data (1D-NMR, 2D-NMR) as: 24, 25, 26, 27-tetranorapotirucalla-(apoeupha)-1alpha-tigloyloxy-3alpha, 7alpha-dihydroxyl-12alpha-acetoxyl-14, 20, 22-trien-21, 23-epoxy-6, 28-epoxy (1), nimbolinin B (2), and trichilinin D (3), separately. Compound 1 is a new compound, and compound 2 is obtained from this plant for the first time.

OBJECTIVETo study the constituents of the whole herbs of Vernonia cinerea by bio-activity guided isolation with PC-12 model.

METHODThe constituents were separated by column chromatography and the structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods.

RESULTTen compounds were identified to be (-)-clovane-2,9-diol (1), caryolane-1,9beta-diol (2), apigenin (3), chrysoeriol (4), luteolin (5), thermopsoside (6), luteolin-7-O-beta-D-glucoside (7), quercetin(8), apigenin-4'-O-beta-D-glucoside (9), hyperin (10), beta-amyrin aceate (11), lupeol acetate (12).

CONCLUSIONCompounds 1, 2, 6 and 10 were isolated from this genus for the first time.

Animals ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; PC12 Cells ; Rats ; Vernonia ; chemistry

Objective To evaluate the predicting value of circulating miRNAs for sepsis secondary to pneumonia in elderly patients.Methods From April 2016 to January 2017,44 cases with sepsis secondary to pneumonia,52 elderly patients with pneumonia and 21 healthy older adults as control were involved in this study.The expression levels of MiRNA-150 5p,miRNA-25-3p,miRNA-122 5p and miRNA-223-3p in plasma were evaluated by fluorescence quantitative PCR.The demographic characteristics,sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA)scores,prognosis and days stayed in ICU were recorded.The area under the receiver operating charaeteristic(ROC)curve was used to calculated the specificity and sensitivity of miRNA in identifying sepsis-associated pneumonia.Results There were significantly differences among levels of circulating miRNA-223-3p in pneumonia,sepsis and healthy control groups(F =36.441,P =0.000),△CT values were 2.39 ± 1.36,1.44± 1.43,and 4.58 ± 0.91,respectively.The relative expression levels of miRNA-223-3p in the three groups were significantly different (P =0.000),which were 0.189 (0.107,0.367),0.361 (0.221,0.735),and 0.044 (0.022,0.061),respectively.The AUC of miRNA-223-3p for predicting sepsis from pneumonia was 0.964(95 ％CI =0.925 1.000).At a cutoff value of 2.759,miRNA-223-3p yielded a sensitivity of 82.9％ and a specificity of 100.0％.Conclusions MiRNA-223-3p expression is up-regulated in patients with sepsis secondary to pneumonia compared to that of patients with pneumonia,and it could be used to predict sepsis associated pneumonia.