Subtractive SELEX using agar beads for screening DNA aptamers with specific affinity to HIV gp41 antigen / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To obtain DNA aptamers with a highly specific affinity to HIV gp41 antigen using SELEX screening for detection of HIV.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The specific DNA aptamers of HIV gp41 antigen were screened from the double-stranded DNA derived from the single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) library with agarose beads as the supportive medium and HIV gp41 antigen as the target molecule using SELEX technique and real-time quantitative PCR.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The secondary ssDNA library obtained after 6 rounds of screening was amplified by PCR to obtain dsDNA. The dsDNA was linked with pMD18-T vector, cloned and sequenced to obtain 4 aptamers of HIV gp41 antigen. The affinities of the 4 aptamers (K) all reached the nanomolar level. Among the 4 aptamers, the No.15 aptamer showed the strongest affinity. Specificity analysis of the aptamers revealed that all these 4 aptamers had specific affinity to HIV gp41 antigen with no affinity to other non-specific proteins.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>We successfully obtained DNA aptamers with highly specific affinity to the HIV gp41 antigen from random single-stranded oligonucleotide library, and the obtained aptamers have the ability to antagonize HIV gp41 antigen.</p>

Study of hormones correlated with gastric motility and effect of electroacupuncture in uncomplicated obese subjects / 解放军医学杂志

Objective To explore the effects of gastric motility (GM) related hormones on the GM of uncomplicated obese binge eater, and to explore the effect of electroacupuncture on weight loss. MethodsThirty-two obese subjects with habit of immoderate eating and 20 healthy subjects with normal weight were enrolled. Venous blood samples were collected at 8:00p. m. after an overnight fast and collected again 30min after meal, then stored at -70oCerum ghrelin and GLP-1 were determined with ELISA method and motilin and leptin levels were determined by radioimmunoassay. 30min stimulation of electroacupuncture was performed daily on the obese persons for a week. On the eighth day, blood samples of the obese were collected again. Results Whether before or after meal, serum motilin and leptin levels were higher in obese group than in the control group (P0.05), and serum GLP-1 increased significantly in comparison with those before stimulation (P<0.01) in the obese group. ConclusionElectroacupuncture stimulation gives a certain therapeutic effect on loss of body weight in uncomplicated obese population with immoderate eating by affecting the endocrines related to GM.

Perfluorocarbon attenuates lipopolysaccharide-mediated inflammatory responses of alveolar epithelial cells in vitro / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4) is integrally involved in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) signaling and has a requisite role in the activation of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB). The exact mechanisms that lend perfluorocarbon (PFC) liquids a cytoprotective effect have yet to be elucidated. Therefore we examined in an in vitro model the cytoprotective effect of PFC on LPS-stimulated alveolar epithelial cellls (AECs).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>AECs (A549 cells, human lung adenocarcinoma cell line) were divided into four groups: control, PFC, LPS and LPS + PFC (coculture group) groups. Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) was detected by ELISA, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) were detected by radioimmunological methods. The expression of TLR-4 mRNA and protein was detected by real time PCR and Western blotting, respectively. The activation of NF-κB was detected by Western blotting (proteins of I-κBa and NF-κB p65).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>ICAM-1, TNF-α and IL-8 were significantly increased in LPS-stimulated AECs groups. The expression of TLR-4 mRNA and protein in LPS-stimulated groups was markedly increased. Meanwhile, NF-κB was activated as indicated by the significant degradation of IκB-α and the significant release of NF-κB P65 and its subsequent translocation into the nucleus. There were no significant effects of PFC alone on any of the factors studied while the coculture group showed significant downregulation of the secretion of ICAM-1, TNF-α and IL-8, the expression of TLR-4 mRNA and the activity of NF-κB.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Taken together, our results demonstrate that LPS can induce AEC-related inflammatory injury via the activation of TLR-4 and subsequent activation of NF-κB. PFC is able to protect AECs from LPS-induced inflammatory injury by blocking the initiation of the LPS signaling pathway, which is indicated by the significant decrease of TLR-4 expression and NF-κB activation.</p>

Study on chemical constituents from Delphinium honanense var. piliteram / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the chemical constituents from Delphinium honanense var. piliteram.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The constituents were isolated and purified with chromatographic methods, identified by NMR, MS and IR.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Six compounds were isolated and elucidated as siwanine E (1), isoatisine (2), 12-epi-napelline (3), acontine (4), ajadelphinine (5) and beta-sitosterol (6).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Compounds 1-6 are all isolated from the plant for the first time.</p>

A new norditerpenoid alkaloid from Aconitum taipaicum / 药学学报

To investigate the chemical constituents of the roots of Aconitum taipaicum, silica gel column chromatography was used for the isolation and purification of compounds. A new norditerpenoid alkaloid, isodelelatine (1), along with five known alkaloids, atisine (2), delfissinol (3), liangshanine (4), hypaconitine (5) and delelatine (6) were isolated and identified. The structure of the new compound was elucidated on the basis of spectral data.

Effect of Qingre Liqi Granule on clinical therapeutic efficacy, electrogastrogram and gastric emptying in patients with functional dyspepsia / 中国中西医结合杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the effects of Qingre Liqi Granule (QLG) on clinical therapeutic efficacy, electrogastrogram (EGG) and gastric emptying in patients with functional dyspepsia (FD).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Thirty-two FD patients of dyskinesis type enrolled were treated with QLG by oral taking for 6 days. Scoring on 8 kinds of symptoms, including abdominal distension, abdominal pain, morning gastric fullness, belching, regurgitation, nausea, vomiting, and anorexia, fasting EGG and the gastric emptying determination were performed using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) before and after treatment.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total and individual scores of clinical symptoms, expect that of vomiting, significantly decreased after treatment (P < 0.05), and the percentage of patients with tachygastria and bradygastria significantly decreased (P<0.01) at the same time. EGG after treatment showed significantly elevated rates of normal slow wave dominant power, and nearly normalized dominant frequency. An increased gastric emptying rate at different phases after 75 min (P < 0.05), and significantly shortened gastric emptying half-time (P < 0.01) were shown meanwhile in gastric emptying detection. The improvement of symptom score and gastric emptying half-time showed significant positive linear correlation (r =0.8929, P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>QLG can improve symptoms of FD patients by regulating the rhythm and power of gastric electro-wave, increasing gastric motility and enhancing gastric emptying function.</p>

Studies on chemical constituents of Clerodendrum bungei / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the constituents from Clerodendrum bungei.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The constituents were isolated and purified with chromatographic methods, and identified by NMR, MS and IR.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Five compounds were isolated, beta-sitosterol (1), taraxerol (2), glochidone (3), glochidonol (4), glochidiol (5).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Compounds (3), (4) and (5) were isolated for the first time from C. bungei.</p>

Studies on chemical constituents in leafs of Clerodendron fragrans / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To separate and identify the constituents from Clerodendron fragrans.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The constituents were isolated and purified with chromatographic methods, identified by NMR, MS, IR.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Beta-sitosterol (1), clerosterol (2), daucosterol (3), caffeic acid (4), kaempferol (5), 5,4'-dihydroxy-kaempferol-7-O-beta-rutinoside (6), acteoside (7) and leucoseceptoside A (8), were isolated and identified.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Compound 7 and 8 were identified for the first time from Clerodendron fragrans.</p>