Mechanism of gigantol in transmembrane transport in human lens epithelial cells / 中国中药杂志

Gigantol is a phenolic component of precious Chinese medicine Dendrobii Caulis, which has many pharmacological activities such as prevent tumor and diabetic cataract. This paper aimed to investigate the molecular mechanism of gigantol in transmembrane transport in human lens epithelial cells(HLECs). Immortalized HLECs were cultured in vitro and inoculated in the laser scanning confocal microscopy(LSCM) medium at 5 000 cells/mL. The fluorescence distribution and intensity of gigantol marked by fluorescence in HLECs were observed by LSCM, and the absorption and distribution of gigantol were expressed as fluorescence intensity. The transmembrane transport process of gigantol in HLECs were monitored. The effects of time, temperature, concentration, transport inhibitors, and different cell lines on the transmembrane absorption and transport of gigantol were compared. HLECs were inoculated on climbing plates of 6-well culture plates, and the ultrastructure of HLECs was detected by atomic force microscopy(AFM) during the transmembrane absorption of non-fluorescent labeled gigantol. The results showed that the transmembrane absorption of gigantol was in time and concentration-dependent manners, which was also able to specifically target HLECs. Energy and carrier transport inhibitors reduced gigantol absorption by HLECs. During transmembrane process of gigantol, the membrane surface of HLECs became rougher and presented different degrees of pits, indicating that the transmembrane transport of gigantol was achieved by active absorption of energy and carrier-mediated endocytosis.

Effect of ketamine and sufentanyl on respiratory depression induced by propofol in pediatric patients / 新乡医学院学报

Objective To compare the effect of ketamine and sufentanyl on respiratory depression induced by propofol in pediatric patients.Methods Sixty children with taplipes equines in the Department of Pediatric Orthopedics,the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from February 2014 to August 2015 were selected and divided into ketamine group,sufentanil group and control group,with 20 patients in each group.The patients in ketamine group were given ketamine 1.50 mg· kg-1 by intravenous injection and maintained with ketamine 0.75 mg · kg-1 · h-1 by pump infusion;the patients in sufentanil group were given sufentanil 0.2 μg · kg-1 by intravenous injection and maintained with sufentanil 0.1 μg · kg-1 · h-1 by pump infusion;the patients in control group were given the same volume of saline.The initial plasma concentration of propofol in ketamine group,sufentanil group and control group was 1.1 mg · L-1,and the ratio between the two successive concentration gradients was 1.1.It was defined as positive when patients developed respiration depression.The bispectral index (BIS) and the observer's assessment of alertness/sedation (OAA/S) score of patients in the three groups were recorded at the time point of intravenous infusion ketamine or sufentanil (T1),3 min after propofol target controlled infusion (TCI) (T2),5 min after propofol TCI (T3) and after the target effect-site and plasma concentrations were balanced(T4).The target effect-site concentration was recorded when the BIS dropped to 65 or OAA/S score was 3.The median effective concentration(EC50) and its 95％ confidence interval (CI) of propofol inducing respiratory depression were calculated.Results There was no statistic difference in BIS and OAA/S scores of patients at the time point of T1 among the three group(P ＞ 0.05);the BIS and OAA/S scores of patients in ketamine group and sufentanil group were significantly lower than those in the control group at the time point of T2,T3 and T4 (P ＜ 0.05);the BIS and OAA/S scores of patients in ketamine group were significantly lower than those in the sufentanil group at the time point of T2,T3,T4 (P ＜ 0.05).The EC50 and its 95 ％ CI of respiratory depression induced by propofol in ketamine group,sufentanil group and the control group were 1.75 (1.56-2.34),1.86 (1.47-2.23),2.82 (2.56-3.02) mg · L-1 respectively.The EC50 of patients in ketamine group and sufentanil group was significantly lower than that in control group (P ＜ 0.05),but there was no statistic difference in EC50 of patients between the ketamine group and sufentanil group (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion Both ketamine and sufentanil can increase the EC50 of respiratory depression induced by propofol in pediatric patients,but the effects of both drugs are the same.Ketamine and sufentanil can reduce the BIS and OAA/S scores of patients,enhance the sedation efficacy of propofol,and the effect of ketamine is better than sufentanil.

Mechanism of interaction between chrysin and leptin / 中国中药杂志

The study of interaction mechanism between chrysin and leptin was investigated by various spectroscopic techniques and atom force microscope. The ultraviolet spectrum presents a red shift in 200-220 nm after chrysin upon. And there is a structure alternative showed in 270 nm when the concentration ratio of chrysin and leptin in 10-15. From the fluorescence spectrum, it was found that chrysin could combine with leptin in physiological condition. The binding constant (Ka) values, at 298 K and 310 K, were (0.41±0.05)×10⁶ and (3.26±0.46)×10⁶ L·mol⁻¹, and the binding site number were 1.02±0.04 and 0.51±0.01, respectively. The atom force microscope results showed that the dimension of leptin molecules became more swollen after binding with chrysin because of the hydrophobicity. These results demonstrate that the mechanism of chrysin and leptin interaction could play a role in leptin adjust in human body, and it could provide a new aspect for the study of obesity treatment.

Experimental study on Dendrobium candidum polysaccharides on promotion of hair growth / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the effect and mechanism of Dendrobium candidum polysaccharides (DCP) in promoting hair growth, in order to lay a foundation for the development and utilization of D. candidum.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The water-extraction and alcohol-precipitation method was adopted to extract DCP, and the phenol-sulphuric acid method was used to determine its content. Thirty C57BL6J mice were collected to establish the hair loss model with hair removal cream. They were randomly divided into the control group, the positive control group and the DCP group, and given 0.2 mL of ultra-pure water, minoxidil tincture and DCP (5.0 g x L(-1)) 21 days. The mice hair growth scoring standard was adopted to evaluate the hair growth of C57BL/6J mice at 7, 14 d. The hairs in unit hair-losing areas of treated C57BL/6J mice at 21 d were weighed to evaluate the effect of DCP on the promotion of hair growth. MTT assay and RT-PCR method were used to evaluate the effect of DCP on the proliferatin of HaCaT cells and the mRNA expression of VEGF in HaCaT cells.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The extraction percent of DCP was 29.87%, and its content was 79.65%. The average scores for the hair growth and weight of C57BL/6J mice of DCP group were much higher than the control group. The survival rate and mRNA expression of VEGF of HaCaT cells were much higher than the control group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>DCP has the effect in promoting hair growth. Its mechanism may be related to the up-regulation of the mRNA expression of VEGF.</p>

Experimental study on preclinical quality control, urgent poison and irritation of Dendrobium aurantiacum eye drops, a class I new drug against diabetic cataract / 中国中药杂志

To establish a quality control method of Dendrobium aurantiacum eye drops, in order to evaluate acute toxicity, irritation and irritability and lay a foundation for its development and utilization in the future. The content of gigantol and SA in D. aurantiacum eye drops were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The linear ranges of gigantol and SA were 0.040 8-1.530 0 g x L(-1) (r = 0.999 9) and 0.100 8-0.504 0 g x L(-1) (r = 0.999 9), with the average recoveries being 100.8%, 99.84%, and RSD being 1.4%, 1.8% (n = 9) respectively. The sample solution was stable at room temperature within 72 h. The acute toxicity test showed no toxic reaction of D. aurantiacum eye drops in mice. The irritating test for single-dose and multiple-dose administrations of D. aurantiacum eye drops and physiological saline in rabbit eyes and skin, as well as the allergic test in guinea pigs showed no eye irritation and skin irritation and irritability. These findings indicated that D. aurantiacum eye drops are safe and stable, with a good druggability.

Application of Qu single abdominal aorta clamping for bloodless hepatectomy and Pringle hepatectomy in 118 cases of liver tumors / 中华肿瘤杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare the results of application of Qu single abdominal aorta clamping for bloodless hepatectomy and Pringle hepatectomy in 118 cases of liver tumors.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The clinical data of 118 patients, including 59 patients undergoing Qu single abdominal aorta clamping for bloodless hepatectomy (Group QG) and 59 patients undergone Pringle first hepatic portal clamping hepatectomy (Group PG) since March 2009 in the Ningbo Tumor Hospital and Jiangxi Provincial Hospital were retrospectively reviewed. The changes of blood pressure, oxygen saturation, urine volume, intravenous fluid volume, amount of bleeding, time of abdominal aorta (or first hepatic portal) clamping, duration of operation and anesthesia, and other intraoperative indexes of the two groups were compared, and the changes of peritoneal drainage, blood tests, liver functions, etc. before operation and 1, 3, 7, 14 days after the hepatectomy in the two groups were also analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After taking appropriate measures for intraoperative blood pressure control, only small fluctuations of blood pressure, which could be safely adjusted and controlled with stable vital signs, was observed in the group QG. The amount of intraoperative bleeding in the group QG was (96.25 ± 18.45) ml, significantly less than (536.25 ± 35.65) ml in the group PG (P < 0.05). In the group QG, both the duration of operation time [(227.58 ± 28.20) min] and duration of anesthesia [(249.48 ± 31.35) min] were significantly shorter than that [(261.46 ± 32.12) min and (286.58 ± 35.62) min, respectively] in the group PG (both P < 0.05). The postoperative liver dysfunction in the group QG was also milder than that in the group PG (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>For liver tumor patients, Qu single abdominal aorta clamping for bloodless hepatectomy can basically achieve the goal of bloodless hepatectomy. This surgical operation is simple and safe, worthy of recommendation to skillful liver surgeons in hospitals there are some difficulties of blood supply.</p>

Epidemiological analysis of Brucellosis reported through network in Taiyuan Shanxi province from 2006 to 2009 / 中国地方病学杂志

Objective To reveal and forecast the incidence trend of Brucellosis, in order to provide acientific basis for future intervention and policy-making. Methods Descriptive epidemiological method was used to analyze and statistically describe the distribution of the disease in different times, different locations and different (7.0783/10 million to 13.1257/10 million) and Qingxu ( 1.4811/10 million to 8.5241/10 million) were higher,followed by Yangqu county(0 to 5.8232/10 million), Xiaodian(0.8108/l0 million to 2.4229/10 million) and Jinyuan district ( 0.5329/ 10 million to 1.5896/10 million), and the remaining counties(districts) in the annual There were 223 cases of Brucellosis patients from 2006 to 2009 in Taiyuan. Vocational high risk population was farmers, with a total of 140 cases, accounting for 62.78% of the total number of incidence, followed by students and workers, respectively, 13, 14 cases, accounting for 5.83% and 6.28%, other occupational groups, 56 cases,77.58%;28 cases aged above 60 years, accounting for 12.56%;22 cases aged younger than 19 years, accounting identical in the four years, most cases occurred in spring and summer and showing a clear seasonal high.Conclusions The incidence trend of Brucellosis is on the rise from 2006 to 2009. High risk population is farmer,and the number of younger patients is on the rise, we propose strengthen protection for high risk groups.

Studies on functional genes of Chinese herbal medicine / 中国中西医结合杂志

In order to establish the foundation for modernization of Chinese herbal medicine, discovery of the functional genes related with the bioactive components of Chinese herbs and the rules of their expression was progressed for determining the regulatory mechanism, obtaining the core metabolic pathway and key regulatory factors of the medicinal components synthesis. In this article, the studies about plant's functional genes at home and abroad was introduced in three aspects: the pattern plants (rice, thaliana, etc.), the main technologic strategy (gene expression differentia, sequential tag of gene expression, DNA microarray technique and gene expression sequential analysis) and bio-informative method (comparative genomics). The current status of researches involving biosynthesis genes of flavonoids compounds and taxol, and the plant P450 genes were introduced. And the study of dendrobium functional genes conducted in authors' lab was also reviewed.