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OBJECTIVE：To investigate th e effects of juglone on brain tissu e of rats and its relationship with the biomarkers related to brain tissue injury. METHODS ：Totally 40 rats were divided into blank group ，juglone high-dose ，medium-dose and low-dose groups （34.832，17.416，8.708 mg/kg），with 10 rats in each group. They were given medicine intragastrically once a day ， for consecutive 4 weeks.After last administration ，the general behavior ，brain index and brain tissue morphology were investigated. UPLC-MRM-MS method was used to determine the serum contents of L-dopa（L-Dopa），L-tyrosine（L-Tyr）and L-tryptophan（L-Trp） in rats. The chromatographic condition included Waters Acquity UPLC BEH C 18 column，mobile phase consisted of ammonium acetate aqueous solution-acetonitrile ，gradient elution ，at the flow rate of 0.3 mL/min，sample size of 5 μL，column temperature of 30 ℃；MS condition include electrospray ion source ，in positive ion mode ，capillary voltage of 3 500 V，desolvent gas flow of 650 L/h，desolvent temperature of 350 ℃，ion source temperature of 110 ℃. RESULTS ：Compared with blank group ，the rats in each dose group showed the behavior of tiredness and weakness of limbs. The brain tissue morphology showed pathological changes ， which contained blood vessel congestion in the cerebral and cerebellar cortex ，partial cell nucleus pyknosis in the pyramidal cell layer，deep staining of nuclei ，irregular shape and unclear boundary and other pathological changes ；the brain index of juglone high-dose group increased significantly （P＜0.05）. The established UPLC-MRM-MS method showed good specificity and the range of L-Dopa，L-Tyr and L-Trp were 31.25-32 000，31.25-32 000，15.625-16 000 ng/mL（r＝0.999 1-0.999 9），respectively. The limits of detection were 6.250，5.625，3.125 ng/mL，respectively. The limits of quantitation were 15.625，18.75，10.00 ng/mL，respectively. RSDs of precision ，accuracy and stability （24 h）tests were all Matrix effects were 95.1％-100.1％ （RSD are not more than 3.25％，n＝3）. Compared with blank group，the contents of L-Dopa were increased significantly injuglone medium-dose and high-dose groups （P＜0.01）. The contents of L-Tyr were increased significantly in juglone lowdose，medium-dose and high-dose gro ups，while the contents of L-Trp were decreased significantly （P＜0.05 or P＜0.01）. CONCLUSIONS ：Juglone has an effect on the general behavior，brain index and brain tissue morphology of rats. It may affect the brain function of rats by increasing the contents of L-Dopa and L-Tyr in serum and decreasing the contents of L-Trp.
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OBJECTIVE： To identify chemical components of Forsythia suspense. METHODS： UPLC-Q-TOF-MS technology was used for the chemical components analysis of F. suspense. The determination was performed on ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 column with mobile phase consisted of 0.1％ formic acid aqueous solution （A）- 0.1％ formic acid acetonitrile solution （B） with gradient elution， at the flow rate of 0.3 mL/min； the column temperature was set at 30 ℃； the sample size was 5 μL. Positive and negative ions were detected by electrospray ionization. The temperature of the ion source was 550 ℃； the atomizing gas was N2； the atomizing gas and the auxiliary pressure were 379.2 kPa； the air curtain pressure was 241.3 kPa； the decluster voltage was 80 V/－80 V； the collision energy was 35 eV/－35 eV； the mass scanning range was 80-1 500 Da. Peakview 2.0 software was used to screen the target components by the first-order mass spectrometry， and calculate the high-resolution and accurate molecular weight of each component， compare with the reference spectrum and related literature， or calculate the elemental composition of fragment ions in the second-order mass spectrometry， analyze their decomposition pathways， then infer the structure of compounds. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS： 45 kinds of compounds were identified from F. suspense，which included 7 phenylethanol glycosides，5 lignans，5 terpenes， 12 flavonoids，7 organic acids，2 phenols，2 quinones，2 glycosides and 3 other components. There were 19 compounds identified for the first time in F. suspense. The study provides a reference for the in-depth study of the pharmacodynamic substance basis of F. suspense and the rapid qualitative and quantitative analysis of the components.
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OBJECTIVE： To study the improvement effect and mechanism of Chuanju zhitong capsules （CZC） on migraine model rats. METHODS： SD rats were randomly divided into normal group， model group， chemical drug positive control group （Zolmitriptan tablet， 0.004 05 g/kg）， TCM positive control group （Compound yangjiao capsule， 4.32 g/kg）， CZC high-dose， medium-dose and low-dose groups （1.6， 0.8， 0.4 g/kg）， 10 rats in each group. All rats were relevant medicine intragastrically once a day， for successive 5 days. 30 min after last medication， except for normal group， rats in other groups were given glyceryl trinitrate subcutaneously （10 mg/kg） via head and neck to induce migraine model. The behavior changes of rats were evaluated using the times of scratching head as indexes within 2 h after modeling （30 min as a period of time）. 4 h after modeling， hemorheological parameters as whole blood viscosity （low-shearing， medium-shearing， high-shearing）， plasma viscosity， erythrocyte aggregation indexes and erythrocyte rigidity indexes were determined by automatic hemorheology instrument. The levels of NO， NOS， ET-1， CGRP in serum and the levels of 5-HT， 5-HIAA， DA and NE in cerebral tissue were determined by ELISA. RESULTS： Compared with normal group， the times of scratching head was increased significantly in model group at different periods （P＜0.01）. The serum levels of NO， NOS and CGRP were increased significantly （P＜0.01）， while ET-1 level was decreased significantly （P＜0.01）. The levels of 5-HT， DA and NE in cerebral tissue were decreased significantly （P＜0.01）， while 5-HIAA level was increased significantly （P＜0.01）. Whole blood viscosity （low-shearing）， plasma viscosity， erythrocyte aggregation index and erythrocyte rigidity indexes were increased significantly （P＜0.05），plasma viscosity were decreased significantly （P＜0.05） . Compared with model group， the times of scratching head were decreased significantly in TCM positive control group （0-120 min）， TCM positive control group （60-90 min）， CZC high-dose （30-120 min） and medium-dose （60-90 min） groups （P＜0.05 or P＜0.01）. The whole blood viscosity （low-shearing） and erythrocyte aggregation indexes of TCM positive control group， CZC high-dose and medium-dose groups were decreased significantly （P＜0.05 or P＜0.01）； the serum levels of NO， NOS and CGRP in chemical drug positive control group and CZC high-dose and medium-dose groups were decreased significantly （P＜0.05 or P＜0.01）， while the serum level of ET-1 was increased significantly （P＜0.01）； the levels of 5-HT， DA and NE were increased significantly in cerebral tissue （P＜0.05 or P＜0.01）， while the level of 5-HIAA was decreased significantly （P＜0.05）. CONCLUSIONS： The improvement effect of CZC on migraine model rats is associated with decreasing the serum levels of NO， NOS and CGRP and increasing the levels of 5-HT， DA and NE in cerebral tissue.
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OBJECTIVE： To analyze chemical components as coumarin in Saposhnikovia divaricata， and to provide reference for comprehensive analysis of pharmacodynamic material base in S. divaricata. METHODS： UPLC-Q-TOF-MS method was adopted. Chromatographic condition： the determination was performed on ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 column with mobile phase consisted of 0.1％ formic acid water-0.1％ formic acid acetonitrile （gradient elution） at the flow rate of 0.3 mL/min. The column temperature was 35 ℃， and sample size was 3 μL. MS condition： ESI， in positive and negative ion mode， ESI+/ESI－ 5 500 V/－4 500 V， declustering potential of 80-－80 V， auxiliary heating gas pressure of 55.00 psi， atomizing gas pressure of －55 psi， curtain gas pressure of －35.00 psi， desolvent temperature of 550 ℃， collision activation scanning energy of 15 eV， collision voltage of 35 psi. Component analysis was performed by comparing with the related literature data and the standard chromatogram control combined with accurate relative molecular mass of compounds provided by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS. RESULTS： Totally 135 chemical components were analyzed in ESI+ mode， and the 105 chemical components were analyzed in ESI－ mode. 11 chemical components as coumarin were identified in ESI+ mode， such as isoimperatorin， umbelliferone， scopolamine， xanthotoxin， psoralen， Ostenol， fraxidin， isoimperatorin， 5-hydroxyl-8-methoxypsoralen， phellopterin， decursin. CONCLUSIONS： The method is accurate and rapid， and can be used for the analysis of chemical components as coumarin in S. divaricata.
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OBJECTIVE:To study the effects of different drying methods on the quality of North Qinglongyi,thus optimize the best drying way of North Qinglongyi. METHODS:North Qinglongyi was processed using five kinds of drying methods includ-ing drying in the shade,drying in the sun,oven drying,microwave drying,freeze drying and oven drying under different tempera-ture (40,50,60 ℃). The indicators were investigated,such as drying time,recovery rate of water,water content,alcohol ex-tract,content of active ingredients walnut quinone and juglone,in vitro anti-tumor activity of methanol extract to human gastric ade-nocarcinoma BGC823 cells and human lung cancer A549 cells. The effects of different drying methods on the quality of North Qinglongyi were analyzed comparatively. RESULTS:Among 5 kinds of drying method,microwave drying time was the shortest, and the time of drying in the shade was the longest;water content of sample with freeze drying was the highest,and that with mi-crowave drying was the lowest;the content of alcohol extract has little difference;the content of walnut quinone of sample with freeze drying was the highest,and that with microwave drying was the lowest;the content of juglone of sample dried at 40 ℃ was the highest,and that of freeze drying was the lowest;anti-tumor experiment in vitro showed that inhibition rate of sample with dif-ferent drying methods on the growth of 2 kinds of cells was in descending order of freeze drying>40 ℃ drying>drying in the shade,and the inhibition rate decreased with the increase of drying temperature. CONCLUSIONS:Different drying methods have obvious influence on the quality of North Qinglongyi. 40 ℃ drying method is the best for North Qinglongyi drying from the com-prehensive analysis including cost,the contents of effective composition,anti-tumor activity and practice.