Effect of Qibai Pingfei capsule medicated serum on protein expressions of KATP channel in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells via nitric oxide / 中国中药杂志

To investigate the ATP-sensitive potassium channel (KATP channel) protein expressions during different periods under hypoxia condition and explore the effect of Qibai Pingfei capsule medicated serum (hereinafter referred to as QBPF) on the correlation between the protein expressions of KATP channel and nitric oxide in rat pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells(PASMCs). Qibai Pingfei capsules were given to SD rats via continuous gavage for 10 days to obtain QBPF. Primary rats PASMCs were cultured by the direct adherent culture method. Western blot was applied to detect the protein expression levels of KATP channel (Kir6.1 and SUR2B) in PASMCs. Then the noncompetitive inhibitor of NO synthase--Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester(L-NAME) and KATP channel inhibitor--glyburide(GLYB) were applied respectively to evaluate the effect of QBPF on the protein expressions of KATP channel. The protein expressions of Kir6.1 and SUR2B were increased after 6-hour hypoxia treament, peaked at the 24-hour hypoxia treament, and decreased in both 48-hour and 72-hour hypoxia groups. Especially, QBPF could further up-regulate the Kir6.1 and SUR2B protein expressions under 24-hour hypoxia condition; however, such up-regulation effect could be blocked by KATP channel inhibitor GLYB and NO specific inhibitor L-NAME, indicating that QBPF played the role of opening KATP channel. The regulatory mechanism was probably associated with up-regulating KATP channel protein expression via NO relative pathway, involving pulmonary vasodilation, and thus relieving the occurence and development of COPD.

Study on the detecting methods of the imported materia medica--olibanum / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyse the chemical components of the essential oil of Gum olibanum somalilnds and Gum olibanum Ethiopia, and to set up determination methods of their main components.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Two kinds of essential oil are identified by GC-MS, and assayed by Gas chromatography, using SE-54 as the packing material (column 2.1 m x 3.2 mm), with column temperature starting from 80 degrees C, holding for 1 min, and then rising at the rate of 15 degrees C per minute to 170 degrees C.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>40 kinds of chemical compounds in the essential oil of Gum olibanum somalilnds and 22 kinds of those of Gum olibanum Ethiopia were identified by GC-MS, the main component in the essential oil of Gum olibanum somalilnds being alpha-pinene, and the main one of Gum olibanum Ethiopia being Octyl acetate 17 batches of samples were determined with the linear range of alpha-pinene being 0-10.80 micrograms, the correlation coefficient being 0.9995, the recovery being 98.16%, RSD being 1.83%; the linear range of Octyl acetate being 0-10.32 micrograms, the correlation coefficient being 0.9996, the recovery being 99.56%, and RSD being 1.36%.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>This study can be used for the setting up of the specification of Olibanum.</p>