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Dendrobium species on the ancient Chinese herbal texts were investigated in this paper, including their dscriptions of original species, producing areas and quality. Our results indicated that the major producing areas were Lu'an, Anhui province and Wenzhou, Taizhou, Zhejiang province. In addition, the sweet flavor, short, thin and solid stems were standing for good quality. Based on the stable producing areas and quality descriptions, D. catenatum (D. officinale) ("Tiepi Shihu") and D. houshanense were high quality medicinal Dendrobium species ("Shihu" ) in ancient China. Besides, there were 3 scientific names for "Tiepi Shihu", including D. candidum, D. officinale, D. catenatum. After textual investigation, We suggest that D. catenatum should be its scientific name, and D. officinale was synonyms published later. However, the name "D. officinale" could be reserved as it is much more popular used in publication and commodities. Moreover, its Chinese name should be "Tiepi Shihu".
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Objective:To investigate the role of Notch signaling pathway in the migration of hepatocellular carcinoma cells and its related mechanisms.Methods:HepG2 was cultured in vitro,which was HL-7702,Huh-7.The migration ability of Transwell cells was detected,Notch,Snail,Westernblot to detect the expression of E-cadherin protein.1 mol/L DAPT and 5 mol/L DAPT were used to block the Notch signaling pathway,and compared the effects of different concentrations on cell migration and the expression of Snail and E-cadherin protein in hepatocellular carcinoma cells.Results:The invasion and migration ability of HCC cell lines was significantly higher than that of normal non neoplastic liver cells (P＜0.05).The invasion and migration ability of HepG2 was slightly higher than that of Huh-7,but the difference was not statistically significant (P＞0.05).Used Western blot method to detect protein imprinting cells Notch,SnaiI,E-cadherin protein expression,results showed that the expression of Notch and Snail in liver cancer cells than normal cells,the expression of E-cadherin was significantly lower than that of normal cells.Blocking the Notch signaling pathway by 1 mol/L DAPT and 5 mol/L DAPT results showed that compared with the control group,the expression of 1 mol/L DAPT and 5 mol/L DAPT can significantly reduce Snail,increased the expression of E-cadherin,and with the increase of the concentration of strengthening effect (P＜0.05).Conclusion:Notch signaling pathway plays an important role in the invasion and migration of hepatocellular carcinoma cells.It is believed that the expression of Snail and E-cadherin may be related to the expression.
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Objective:To investigate the role of Notch signaling pathway in the migration of hepatocellular carcinoma cells and its related mechanisms.Methods:HepG2 was cultured in vitro,which was HL-7702,Huh-7.The migration ability of Transwell cells was detected,Notch,Snail,Westernblot to detect the expression of E-cadherin protein.1 mol/L DAPT and 5 mol/L DAPT were used to block the Notch signaling pathway,and compared the effects of different concentrations on cell migration and the expression of Snail and E-cadherin protein in hepatocellular carcinoma cells.Results:The invasion and migration ability of HCC cell lines was significantly higher than that of normal non neoplastic liver cells (P＜0.05).The invasion and migration ability of HepG2 was slightly higher than that of Huh-7,but the difference was not statistically significant (P＞0.05).Used Western blot method to detect protein imprinting cells Notch,SnaiI,E-cadherin protein expression,results showed that the expression of Notch and Snail in liver cancer cells than normal cells,the expression of E-cadherin was significantly lower than that of normal cells.Blocking the Notch signaling pathway by 1 mol/L DAPT and 5 mol/L DAPT results showed that compared with the control group,the expression of 1 mol/L DAPT and 5 mol/L DAPT can significantly reduce Snail,increased the expression of E-cadherin,and with the increase of the concentration of strengthening effect (P＜0.05).Conclusion:Notch signaling pathway plays an important role in the invasion and migration of hepatocellular carcinoma cells.It is believed that the expression of Snail and E-cadherin may be related to the expression.
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In view of the significant difficulties of propagation, planting and simple product in Dendrobium catenatum(D. officinale)industry development, a series of research were carried out. Genome study showed that D. catenatum is a specie of diploid with 38 chromosomes and 28 910 protein-coding genes. It was identified that specific genes accumulated in different organs at the transcriptome level. We got an insight into the gene regulation mechanism of the loss of the endospermous seed, the wide ecological adaptability and the synthesis of polysaccharides, which provided a theoretical basis for genetic engineering breeding and development and utilization of active pharmaceutical ingredients. The rapid propagation system was established for applying to industrialized production by overcoming breeding problems on seed setting and sprouting, which laid a foundation for artificial cultivation of D. catenatum. And in order to give a clear explanation of genetic variation of important economic traits, we built up the breeding system. Since special varieties of D. catenatum were bred, it helped solve the problem of trait segregation of seedling progeny and support the improvement of D. catenatum industry. The regulation of dynamic variation of target compounds, together with the mechanism of nutrient uptake, was revealed. The breakthrough of key technologies including culture substrates, light regulation and precisely collection was carried out. Several cultivation modes like facility cultivation, original ecological cultivation, cliff epiphytic cultivation, stereoscopic cultivation and potting cultivation were set up. Above all, the goal of cultivating D. catenatum as well as producing good D. catenatum will be achieved.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare therapeutic effects of needle-knife therapy and acupuncture on cervical spondylosis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Multi-central clinical randomized controlled trial was adopted. The patients were divided into a needle-knife treatment group treated with needle-knife therapy at the upper and lower interspinal ligaments of the affected vertebral body and bilateral posterior joint capsules; and the acupuncture control group were treated with acupuncture at Laozhen, Ashi points and cervical Jiaji points, etc. The short-term and the long-term therapeutic effects were observed at the end of the therapeutic course and 6 months after the end of the therapeutic course.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The short-term therapeutic effect and the long-term therapeutic effect were 91.3% and 94.7% in the needle-knife treatment group and 59.4% and 56.6% in the acupuncture control group, respectively, with a very significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The needle-knife treatment in the therapeutic effect on cervical spondylosis is superior to acupuncture treatment.</p>