Aim To study the chemical constituents of Rhododendron ovatum Planch. Methods The chemical constituents were isolated and purified by silica gel column chromatography and identified on the basis of their physiochemical and spectral data. Results Seven compounds were isolated and identified. Their structures were established as 3,5,7-trihydroxylchromone 3-O-β-D-xylopyranoside (I), taraxerol (II), β-sitosterol (III), betulinic acid (IV), quercetin (V), quercetin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (VI), and D-glucose (VII). Conclusion Compound I is a new compound. Compounds II-VII were isolated from this plant for the first time.

Objective To observe the effects of ginsenoside Rg1 group on the structure and function of rat skeletal muscle with exercise-induced fatigue.Methods SD rats were randomized into blank control group,model group and ginsenoside Rg1 group.The rats in the model group and ginsenoside Rg1 group received medium-intensity treadmill running to induce exercise-induced fatigue.Ginsenoside Rg1 group was given ginsenoside Rg1 50 mg?kg-1?d-1 for 2 continuous weeks during the modeling.After treatment,malondialdehyde(MDA)content,superoxide dismustase(SOD) activity,mitochondrial membrane potential and free calcium content in the rat skeletal muscle were measured.Meanwhile,ultrastructure of the skeletal muscle was observed under the electron microscope.Results In the model group,SOD activity,mitochondrial membrane potential,and free calcium content were decreased,MDA content was increased,and the difference was significant as compared with the blank control group(P

This study was aimed to analyze the environment and situation of patent strategy implementation of manufacturing industry of Chinese patent medicines in G uangdong province . This article pointed out that G uang-dong Chinese patent medicines manufacturing implementation patent strategy faced huge opportunities and chal-lenges. It was suggested that the fully understanding, mastering and using of beneficial conditions as well as con-trolling and eliminating the adverse factors will contribute to the better implementation of Chinese patent medicines manufacturing patent strategy in G uangdong province .

Objective This report describes the mechanism of Ginsenoside Re to resist Exercise-induced fatigue based on the observation of effects on MDA content and SOD activity.Methods Thirty male SD rats were divided into 3 groups randomly:Ginsenoside Re group,model group and control group,10 rats in each group.Rats in Ginsenoside Re group were given gastric gavage of Ginsenoside Re once a day,while rats in model and control groups were given the same volume of normal saline.One hour after administration,rats of Ginsenoside Re groups and Model groups received medium-intensity treadmill exercise for 20 minutes at the speed of 15m/min,with a slope of 0 degree,and after 40-mimute break repeated it for another 20minutes.Fourteen days later,MDA content and SOD activity have been tested.Results MDA content in the serum,liver tissue and muscle tissue of Ginsenoside Re group was obviously lower than that in the model group (P

Objective To study the influence of swimming training for different periods on rat liver function, and to evaluate the quality of exercise-induced fatigue rat model established by swimming training for different periods. Methods Forty SD rats were randomly divided into 5 groups, namely blank group, and 7-, 14-, 21-and 28-day exercise groups, 8 rats in each group. Rats in the blank group were fed with normal diet, but were not given exercise training. The other groups were given exercise training for 7, 14, 21 and 28 days respectively, two times a day, 15 minutes every time and with 10-minute resting interval between the two times. At the last day of the experiment, all rats were executed by neck dislocation for the sampling of blood and liver tissues, and then the serum contents of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) were determined. And the contents of total anti-oxidization capacity (T-AOC), malondialdehyde (MDA), lactic acid (LA), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and glucose (Glu) in liver tissues were also examined. Results Compared with the blank group, the contents of ALT and AST were increased in 7-, 14-, 21-, and 28-day exercise groups, especially in 21-and 28-day exercise groups (P<0.01) . The contents of T-AOC and MDA were increased in 7-, 14-, 21-, and 28-day exercise groups (P<0.01), the effects on T-AOC in the 21-and 28-day exercise groups and on MDA in the 28-day exercise group being more obvious (P<0.05 or P<0.01) . The LA content and LDH activity were increased and the glycogen was decreased in the liver tissues of 7-, 14-, 21-, and 28-day exercise groups, and the increase of LA content in 21- and 28-day exercise groups and that of LDH activity in 28-day exercise groups were more significant ( P<0.05 or P<0.01). The hepatic glycogen content in 14-, 21-, and 28-day exercise groups were lower than that in the other groups (P<0.01). Conclusion With hepatic function injury in exercise-induced fatigue as the criteria, the exercise-induced fatigue rat model has been successfully established in this study, and the model established by swimming training for 21 and 28 days is more steady.

Magnetic resonance imaging-proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF) is an imaging method that uses magnetic resonance technology to perform objective, quantitative, and noninvasive assessment of fat in the whole liver. This article mainly analyzes the correlation between MRI-PDFF value and the “gold index” nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) liver histological evaluation and explores its advantages and disadvantages as a noninvasive evaluation index for NASH clinical trials. Current studies have shown that MRI-PDFF, as an emerging noninvasive technique, is suitable for quantifying liver fat content and evaluating the degree of hepatic steatosis, but it cannot replace liver biopsy as a tool for the diagnosis of NASH. Meanwhile, the relative reduction in MRI-PDFF after drug intervention is not only highly correlated with the improvement of fat deposition, but also correlated with the improvement of inflammation and ballooning degeneration, and MRI-PDFF can predict the overall improvement of liver histology to a certain extent. Therefore, MRI-PDFF is considered a potential surrogate endpoint for NASH clinical trials.

Acute liver failure is a serious and complex liver disease with a high short-term mortality rate. Its pathogenesis remains unknown and there is still a lack of effective drugs. Animal models play an important role in further revealing the pathogenesis of acute liver failure and the therapeutic mechanism of drugs, and the selection of experimental animals and preparation methods is the key to the effective implementation of research. This article summarizes the commonly used and new animal models of acute liver failure in recent years and the corresponding preparation methods and divides the animal models of acute liver failure into following four categories: chemical drug model, surgical model, infection model, and other models. Meanwhile, the above models are evaluated based on Terblanche and Hickman evaluation criteria for liver failure models, hoping to provide a reference for model selection and evaluation in basic research on this disease.

This research ws carried out to construct a medicine screening system targeting at human promoter of CCR5. The gene Human promoter of CCR5 was inserted into the rebuilt vector pGL3-neo. The pGL3-neo-CCR5 plasmids were transfected into Jurkat cells (the cell line of acute T lymphocyte leukemia). The lasting transfected cells were screened by G418. After seven kinds of traditional Chinese medicine had acted separately on the lasting transfected cells for 16h, the expression levels of CCR5 promoter in the cells were detected. The results showed that the level of luciferase activity of Shuanghuanglian-injectio group was remarkably lower than that of control (P < 0.05), and the levels of luciferase activity of Chuanhuning group, Baical skullcap root group, and Milkvetch root group were remarkably higher than that of control (P < 0.01). Shuanghuanglian-injectio depressed the activity of the transfected CCR5 promoter in cells cultivated in vitro; Chuanhuning, Baical skullcap root and Milkvetch root boosted the activity of the transfected CCR5 promoter in cells cultivated in vitro. Thus a medicine screening system based on Human promoter of CCR5 was initially constructed.
Drug Evaluation, Preclinical ; methods ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; Genetic Vectors ; genetics ; Humans ; Jurkat Cells ; Promoter Regions, Genetic ; genetics ; Receptors, CCR5 ; genetics ; Transfection

ObjectiveTo study the role of hepatic arteriography before precise hepatectomy in primary liver cancer,Methods207 patients with primary liver cancers resected from 2005 to 2010 at Air Force General Hospital of Chinese PLA were studied retrospectively.There were 81 patients who received routine hepatectomy and 126 who received precise hepatectomy with hepatic arteriography before surgery.ResultsAnalysis showed that precise hepatectomy was superior to routine hepatectomy for lesions less than 1.0 cm (81.48％ vs 18.18％),with less operative time (168.20±35.81 min vs 221.75±30.33 min),volume of resection,blood loss (168.20±35.81 min vs 221.75±30.33 min),transfusion rate (256.13±185.24 ml vs 436.97±590.12 ml),and hospital stay (20.53± 12.41 d vs 25.72±17.27 d),(all P＜0.05).Hepatic arteriography did not affect liver function before precise hepatectomy.ConclusionsHepatic arteriography was significantly better in showing blood vessels of the primary liver cancer,and in detecting liver metastases or satellite lesions of less than 1.0 cm before surgery.

OBJECTIVETo study the chemical constituents from the leaves of Sterculia foetida.

METHODCompounds were isolated by chromatographic techniques. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods.

RESULTEight compounds were identified as 5,7,8-tetrahydroxy-4'-methoxyflavone-8-O-beta-D-glucoside (1), 5,7,8-tetrahydroxy-4'-methoxyflavone-7-O-beta-D-glucoside (2), quercetin-3-O-beta-D-glucoside (3), apigenin-6, 8-di-C-beta-D-glucoside (4), puerarin (5), 5,7,8,3'-tetrahydroxy-4'-methoxyflavone (6), 5,7,8-tetrahydroxy-3',4'-dimethoxyflavone (7), 5,7,8-tetrahydroxy-4'-methoxyflavone (8).

CONCLUSIONCompounds 1, 2 and 4-8 were isolated from this plant for the first time.