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AIM To study the scavenging free radicals and antioxidant effect of diterpenoid compounds. METHODS Reductive cytochrome C (cytc Ⅱ) in fenton reaction system was detected by spectrophotometer to indicate the scavenging capability of the test compounds scavenging. The NO - 2 content was measured by spectrophotometery. DNTB method was used to measure the content of GSH. RESULTS oridonin (Orid), ponicidin (Pon), amethystonal(Ame), Isodonoiol(Iso) 50,100,200 ?mol?L -1 could scavenge hydroxyl radicals(?OH) in Fenten's reaction. Orid, Pon, Ame, Iso 400, 800 ?mol?L -1 could scavenge superoxide anion(O -? 2) in xanthine/xanthine oxidase system. Orid, Pon, Ame, Iso 2,4 ?mol?L -1 decreased the content of NO - 2, in macrophages stimulated by LPS and also inhibited the decrease of GSH content in liver cell caused by CCl 4. CONCLUSION Orid, Pon, Ame, Iso all have antioxidative effect through scavenging ?OH, NO - 2 and inhibiting lipid peroxidation.
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Objective:The effect of Tonglin capsule was observed on type steblay interstitial nephritis of cavy.Methods: The cavy was immunized using the basement membrane of renal tubule from renal cortex of rabbit and Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA). The animal model of autoimmunity renal tubule interstitial nephrifis was made, The effect of Tonglin capsule on nephric pathological changes was observed. Results: ① The levels of creatinine (Cr) and blood uria nitrogen (BUN) in treatment groups were obviously lower than that in model group ( P
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AIM: To investigate the effect of curcumin on the binding activity of hepatic nuclear factor-kappa B(NF-?B) and the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-?(PPAR-?) in rats with liver fibrosis induced by carbon tetrachoride. METHODS: A total of 60 clean male rats were randomly and averagely divided into group A,B,C,D,E and F.The rats in group A served as normal controls,while those in other five groups were injected subcutaneously 40% CCI_4 for seven weeks to induce the model of liver fibrosis.After seven weeks,the rats in group C,D,E,F were intragastrically administered with 50 mg/kg silibinin,100 mg/kg cur,200 mg/kg cur,400 mg/kg cur once per day for six weeks,respectively.HE staining was used to observe the pathological changes of liver tissues under light microscope,and immunohistochemistry and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) were performed to detect the activity of NF-?B,PPAR-? and mRNA expression of PPAR-?.RESULTS: The inflammatory and fibrotic degrees were obviously alleviated in group C,D,and E compared with group B.The expression of NF-?B p65 was significantly decreased in liver tissue in group C,D and E,compared with model control group B(P