Safflor yellow injection combined with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor drugs in the treatment of non-ischemic central retinal vein occlusion / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)

AIM: To analyze the efficacy and safety of safflor yellow injection combined with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)drug in the treatment of non-ischemic central retinal vein occlusion(CRVO).METHODS: A total of 91 patients(91 eyes)with non-ischemic CRVO complicated with macular edema who were treated in the Affiliated Eye Hospital of Nanchang University from April 2017 to December 2021 were selected. They were randomly divided into observation group, with 47 cases(47 eyes)treated with safflor yellow injection combined with intravitreal injections of ranibizumab, and control group with 44 cases(44 eyes)who were treated with intravitreal injections of ranibizumab. Followed-up for 11mo, the best corrected visual acuity(BCVA)and macular central retinal thickness(CRT)of the two groups were observed and the cases of complete absorption of retinal hemorrhage, the times of anti-VEGF drug injections, the cases of ischemic CRVO, and the occurrence of systemic or ocular complications were recorded.RESULTS: At 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11mo after treatment, the BCVA and CRT in both groups were significantly improved compared with those before treatment, and BCVA and CRT in the observation group were superior to the control group at 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11mo after treatment(all P<0.05). At 5, 7, 9 and 11mo after treatment, the complete absorption rate of retinal hemorrhage in the observation group was higher than that in the control group(P<0.05). During the follow-up period, the anti-VEGF drug injection in the observation group was significantly less than that in the control group(4.83±1.05 vs. 5.75±1.01, P<0.05), and the incidence of ischemic CRVO was significantly lower than that in the control group(21% vs. 86%, P<0.05), and there were no treatment-related systemic and ocular complications in both groups.CONCLUSION: Safflor yellow injection combined with anti-VEGF drugs is a safe and effective method for the treatment of non-ischemic CRVO, which can significantly improve vision and reduce CRT. It can increase the complete absorption rate of retinal hemorrhage, reduce the times of anti-VEGF drug injections and the incidence of ischemic CRVO compared with monotherapy of anti-VEGF drug.

Protective effect of safflower yellow injection against rat MIRI by TLR-NF-κB inflammatory pathway / 中国中药杂志

This study was to investigate the mechanism of safflower yellow injection for regulating inflammatory response against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury( MIRI) in rats. Male Wistar rats were randomly divided into sham operation group,model group,Hebeishuang group,safflower yellow injection high,medium and low dose groups. MIRI model was established by ligating left anterior descending coronary artery. Myocardial histopathological changes were observed by HE staining; myocardial infarct size was detected by TTC staining; content and changes of tumor necrosis factor-α( TNF-α) and interleukin-6( IL-6),serum creatine kinase( CK),aspartate aminotransferase( AST),and lactate dehydrogenase( LDH) were detected by biochemical method or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay( ELISA). Western blot assay was used to detect the protein expression of Toll-like receptor 4( TLR4) and nuclear factor-κB( NF-κB p65) in myocardial tissues. The results showed that as compared with the sham operation group,the myocardial arrangement of the model group was disordered,with severe edemain the interstitial,significantly increased area of myocardial infarction,increased activities of AST,CK and LDH in serum,and significantly increased contents of TNF-α and IL-6; the expression levels of TLR4 and NF-κB( p65) protein in myocardial tissues were also increased. As compared with the model group,the myocardial tissues were arranged neatlyin the Hebeishuang group and safflower yellow injection high,medium and low dose groups; the edema was significantly reduced; the myocardial infarct size was significantly reduced; the serum AST,CK,LDH activity and TNF-α,IL-6 levels were significantly decreased,and the expression levels of TLR4 and NF-κB( p65) protein in myocardial tissues were decreased. As compared with the Hebeishuang group,the myocardial infarct size was larger in the safflower yellow injection high,medium and low dose groups; the activities of AST,CK and LDH in serum and the contents of TNF-α and IL-6 in serum were higher,but there was no statistically significant difference in the expression levels of TLR4 and NF-κB( p65) protein in tissues. It is suggested that safflower yellow injection has a significant anti-MIRI effect,and its mechanism may be related to the regulation of TLR-NF-κB pathway to inhibit inflammatory response.

Biological activity and hydroxy safflor yellow A content of intermediates in preparation of Safflower Injection / 中国中药杂志

In order to investigate the effect of various production processes on the quality of Safflower Injection, the biological activities of the intermediates were evaluated by measuring activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) and adenosine diphosphate (ADP) induced platelet aggregation in vitro. Intermediates were produced by key processes, such as extraction, concentration, twice alcohol precipitation, water sedimentation and two sterilizations during the production of Safflower Injection. The content of main chemical components in intermediates was determined by HPLC. The results showed that with the advance of the preparation process of Safflower Injection, the inhibition of ADP-induced platelet aggregation rate of each intermediate decreased gradually, and the trend of extending APTT activity decreased first and then increased. Meanwhile, the content of hydroxy safflor yellow A (HSYA) was gradually lowered, the content of p-hydroxy-cinnamic acid was increased, and new chemical component p-hydroxybenzaldehyde was produced. In conclusion, sterilization played a key role in the biological activity and HSYA content of Safflower injection.

Clinical effects of Safflor Yellow Sodium Chloride Injection combined with Compound Anisodine Injection on patients with NPDR / 中成药

AIM To observe the therapeutic effects of Safflor Yellow Sodium Chloride Injection and Compound Anisodine Injection on patients with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR).METHODS Sixty-eight pa-tients (102 eyes) were randomly divided into control group (32 cases,48 eyes) and observation group (36 cases,54 eyes).The observation group was given Safflor Yellow Sodium Chloride Injection and Compound Anisodine Injection in addition to conventional therapy administered to the control group,and yet patients of both groups had their changes of vision,fundus hemorrhage,effusion,microaneurysm and central macular thickness checked and compared before and after the treatment.RESULTS The observation group displayed better post-treatment vision recovery,fundus improvement and central macular thickness control than the control group (P ＜ 0.05,P ＜ 0.01).CONCLUSION The combination therapy of Safflor Yellow Sodium Chloride Injection and Compound Anisodine Injection can be an appropriate option for NPDR patients to improve vision and slow progression.

Study on Improving Quality Standard of Qiwei Maqianzi Pills / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To improve the quality standard for Qiwei maqianzi pills.METHODS:TLC was used for the qualitative identification of Chebulae Fmctus and Aucklandiae Radix in the preparation.HPLC method was used for the content determination of hydroxy safflor yellow A,brucine and strychnine in preparation.The determination was performed on Phenomenex Prodigy C18 column with mobile phase consisted of methanol-acetonitrile-0.7％ phosphoric acid soulution(26 ∶ 2 ∶ 72,V/V/V,for hydroxy safflor yellow A),acetonitrile-0.01 mol/L sodium heptanesulfonate mixed with same quantity of 0.02 mol/L potassium dihydrogen phosphate (pH adjusted to 2.8 using 10％ phosphoric acid,21 ∶ 79,V/V,for brucine and strychnine) at the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min.The detection wavelengths were 403 nm (for hydroxy safflor yellow A) and 260 nm (for brucine and strychnine).The column temperature was 25 ℃C,and the injection volume was 10 μL.RESULTS:TLC spots of Chebulae Fructus and Aucklandiae Radix were clear and well-separated without interference from negative control.The linear range was 6.29-62.94 μg/mL for hydroxy safflor yellow A(r=0.999 3),1.83-18.30 μg/mL for brucine(r=0.999 4) and 2.11-21.11 μg/mL for strychnine (r=0.999 6).RSDs of precision,stability and reproducibility tests were lower than 2.0％.The recoveries were 101.66％-104.91％(RSD=1.14％,n=6),99.58％-104.55％ (RSD=1.75％,n=6) and 101.22％-104.04％ (RSD=0.99％,n=6),respectively.CONCLUSIONS:Improved standard can be better used for quality control of Qiwei maqianzi pills.

Quality Standard for Ehong Capsules / 中国药师

Objective: To establish the quality standard for Ehong capsules.Methods: A TLC was adopted to identify safflower, pueraria and prepared Radix Polygoni Multiflori.The contents of hydroxyl-safflor yellow A and puerarin in Ehong capsules were determined by a dual wavelength HPLC.A Wondasil C 18-WR (250 mm× 4.6 mm ,5 μm) was used as the analytical column, the mobile phase was composed of methanol acetonitrile-0.7% phosphoric acid aqueous solution (16∶3∶81), the flow rate was 1.0 ml·min-1 ,the detection wavelength was 403 nm for hydroxy safflower yellow A and 250 nm for puerarin.The column temperature was 30℃.Results: The TLC spots were clear and well-separated without negative interference.The calibration curves of hydroxyl-safflor yellow A and puerarin were linear over the ranges, the average recovery was 101.02% and 100.03% , and the RSD was 1.43% and 2.40% (n =6), respectively.Conclusion: The method is fast and accurate with good specificity, which can be used for the quality control of Ehong capsules.

Improving Effect of Safflor Yellow on Fatty Liver and Insulin Resistance in Obese Mice / 中国药师

Objective:To investigate the effects of safflor yellow ( SY) on body fat, fatty liver and insulin resistance in diet-in-duced obese mice. Methods:Male C57BL/6 mice at the age of 4 weeks were fed with high fat diet ( HF) for 8 weeks to make the obese model. The mice were intraperitoneally injected SY (100 mg·kg-1 ·d-1 ) for 6 weeks. At the end of experiment, the introper-itoneal glucose tolerance test ( IPGTT) and insulin tolerance test ( ITT) were performed, and the body fat, blood lipid profile and the other metabolic parameters were detected. Meanwhile, the epididymis fat and liver tissue were withdrawn for HE staining, the adipo-cyte area was quantified and the morphology of liver was observed. Results:SY significantly reduced the body weight, body fat mass, adipocyte area, liver weight and blood lipid levels of the obese mice (P<0. 05), and fatty liver was obviously alleviated after the ad-ministration of SY. Meanwhile, IPITT and ITT tests showed that SY significantly improved the glucose intolerance and insulin resist-ance of the obese mice(P<0. 05). Conclusion:SY has significant weight-loss effects and it can alleviate fatty liver, and improve glu-cose intolerance and insulin resistance in diet-induced obese mice.

Effects of Safflor Yellow Injection on HIF and VEGF mRNA of Rats with Acute Myocardial Infarction / 医药导报

Objective To probe into impacts of safflor yellow injection on rats with acute myocardial infarction and discuss its mechanism. Methods Forty Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into sham operation group ( 8 rats ) and operation groups(32 rats).The left anterior descending branch of coronary artery was ligated to establish an animal model with acute myocardial infarction.The rats with successful modeling were randomly divided into model control group, 3-, 7- and 14-days safflor yellow group.In the treatment group, the rats were injected with safflor yellow injection(2.5 mg.kg-1.d-1)for 3, 7 and 14 days, respectively.Rats in sham operation and model control group were injected 0.9% sodium chloride solution.Their weights were measured 24 h after the last drug administration, their hearts were removed, and the serum was obtained through centrifugation.The enzymic method was used to measure the lactate dehydrogenase(LDH)and creatine kinase(CK)contents of serum.Hematoxylin eosiny(HE)staining method was used to observe the change of myocardial cells.The chloride three phenyl-tetrazole( TTC) staining method was used to measure the area of myocardial infarction in the rats. The real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR method was used to measure the expression of VEGF and HIF mRNA at the marginal zone of myocardial infarction. Results The levels of LDH and CK were(106.12±35.52),(452.84±60.38)mmol.L-1 in sham operation group, and(385.66±137.58),(2 111.00±1 250.80)mmol.L-1 in model control group.LDH in 3-, 7-, 14-days treatment groups was (249.66±51.86),(104.33±51.08),(110.33±26.76)mmol.L-1, while CK was(1 713.00±584.74),(1 177.66±980.18), (421.33±54.60)mmol.L-1.LDH and CK levels of the 14-days treatment group were significantly lower than those in the model control group(both P<0.05).The area of myocardial infarction was (0.00±0.00)% in sham operation group,(13.12±6.69)% in the model control group, and(8.11±3.45)%,(7.01±2.98)%,(3.44±1.17)% in the 3-, 7-, 14-days treatment groups.The area of myocardial infarction in the 14-days treatment group was significantly lower than that of the model control group(P<0.05).The expression of VEGF and HIF mRNA was 1.99±0.27, 6.21±1.35 in the sham operation group, 1.03±0.15, 1.78±0.57 in the model control group.The expression of HIF mRNA in the 3-, 7-, 14-days treatment groups was 0.50±0.12, 1.23±0.24, 2.20± 0.32, and the expression of VEGF mRNA in the 3-, 7-, 14-days treatment groups was 0.43±1.27, 2.67±0.83, 5.78±1.23. Conclusion The safflor yellow injection has therapeutical effects on the rats with acute myocardial infarction, and the effects will become significant after 14 day.It can reduce the area of myocardial infarction and LDH and CK content at the drug administration groups, which might be related to the increase of the expression of VEGF and HIF mRNA.

Simultaneous determination of seven index components in Refined Coronary Tablet by HPLC / 中草药

Objective: To develop an HPLC method for the simultaneous determination of tanshinone IIA, paeoniflorin, salvianolic acid B, ferulic acid, safflor yellow A, ligustilide, and danshensu in Refined Coronary Tablets. Methods: The chromatographic separation was achieved on a Zorbax Eclipse XDB-C18 column (250 mm × 4.6 mm, 5.0 μm) with methanol-acetonitrile (25∶75, A)-0.1% formic acid (B) as mobile phases at the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min for gradient elution: 0-10.0 min, 95% B; 10.0-16.0 min, 95%-85% B; 16.0-18.0 min, 85% B; 18.0-22.0 min, 85%-75% B; 22.0-26.0 min, 75%-65% B; 26.0-40.0 min, 65%-15% B; Detection with variable wavelength: 0-19.0 min was 270 nm, 19.0-22.0 min was 230 nm, 22.0-27.0 min was 320 nm, 27.0-40.0 min was 402 nm, and the column temperature was 30 ℃. Its linear relationship, precision, repeatability, stability, and recoveries were investigated. Results: The results showed that the seven active components were well separated and showed good linearity, tanshinone IIA 0.4-8.0 mg/L (r = 0.999 5), paeoniflorin 1.2-24.0 mg/L (r = 0.999 1), salvianolic acid B 3.2-64.0 mg/L (r = 0.999 3), ferulic acid 0.08-1.60 mg/L (r = 0.999 5), safflor yellow A 1.2-24.0 mg/L (r = 0.999 3), ligustilide 0.24-4.80 mg/L (r = 0.999 7), and danshensu 0.32-6.40 mg/L (r = 0.999 7). The precision was good, and RSD was less than 2.0%. The repeatability was good, and RSD was less than 2.0%. The stability was good in 12 h. The average recoveries were between 98.05%-101.27%, and RSD was less than 2.0%. The contents of target components in Refined Coronary Tablets, tanshinone was 0.704-0.797 mg/g, paeoniflorin was 3.124-3.411 mg/g, salvianolic acid B was 7.129-7.611 mg/g, ferulic acid was 0.180-0.198 mg/g, safflor yellow A was 2.718-2.966 mg/g, ligustilide was 0.590-0.683 mg/g, and danshensu was 0.811-0.899 mg/g. Conclusion: The method is accurate, sensitive, credible, and repeatable. It can be applied to the quality control of Refined Coronary Tablets.

Cloning and prokaryotic expression of transcription factor CtMYB1 gene in Carthamus tinctorius / 中草药

Objective: To obtain a transcription factor gene MYB, clone a CtMYB1 gene from the safflower petals of Carthamus tinctorius, and performe its sequence analysis and prokaryotic expression vector construction. Methods: According to high expression Unigene123993 sequence in safflower transcriptome, MYB gene was cloned from safflower by RT-PCR and RACE methods. The full-length cDNA sequences CtMYB1 gene as templates, the open reading frame (ORF) of cDNA sequences was obtained by PCR. Prokaryotic expression vector pEASY-E1-CtMYB1 was constructed and the expression in E. coli BL21 (DE3) was transformed. Results: A MYB gene was successfully cloned from the safflower petals of C. tinctorius, named CtMYB1 (GenBank accession No. KJ524853). A full length cDNA of CtMYB1 was 893 bp and ORF was 750 bp, encoding a protein of 249 amino acid. The prokaryotic expression vector was obtained. SDS-PAGE results showed that the molecular weight was 30000, same with the relative molecular weight of predicted protein. Conclusion: CtMYB1 is cloned from safflower and the prokaryotic expression vector is constructed, which preliminarily proves that the gene is successfully expressed in E. coli.

Protective effect of intravenous infusion injection of safflor yellow and hydroxyl safflor yellow A on acute myocardial ischemia injury in rats / 国际中医中药杂志

Objective The comparison research of protective effect between intravenous infusion injection of safflor yellow and hydroxyl safflor yellow A on acute myocardial ischemia injury in rats. Methods Qualified 60 male Wistar rats were divided into 5 groups at random (12 in each group):Blank control group, AMI model (treated with normal saline) group, intravenous infusion injection of safflor yellow (90 mg/kg) group, HSYA low dosage (20 mg/kg) group and high dosage (40 mg/kg) group. The acute myocardial ischemia injury in rats was induced by ligating the anterior descending coronary artery in Wistar rats and administered different dosage of safflor yellow and hydroxyl safflor yellow A with intraperitoneal injection. Myocardial infarction degree (MID) was calculated by detecting myocardial infarction area with nitroblue tetrazolium(NBT) assay. The changes of ST-elevation, CK-MB, cTnT, SOD activities and MDA contents were detected and analyzed. Results The intravenous injection of safflor yellow and HSYA low dosage group can significantly decreased ST-elevation [difference is (0.087?.022)mv,(0.091?.014)mv],MID[difference is (20.13?.17)%,(18.36+9.38)%], CK-MB [difference is (1460.70+219.73)U/L, (1472.72?85.61)U/L], cTnT[difference is (2.345?.883)ng/ml, (2.358?.843)ng/ml], and MDA [difference is(5.71 ?.67) mmol/ml, (5.76?.84)mmol/ml] contents in serum, increased SOD[difference is(58.27?.99)U/ml,(56.49+5.19)U/ml]activities in serum.Conclusion It showed that intra venous injection of safflor yellow and hydroxyl safflor yellow A had the same protective effect on acute myocardial ischemia injury in rats. Hydroxyl safflor yellow A is an important portion of safflor yellow.

Vascular effect of hydroxyl-safflor yellow A and underlying mechanism / 上海第二医科大学学报

Objective To investigate the vascular effect of hydroxyl-safflor yellow A(HSYA) on rat thoracic aorta and its underlying mechanism. Methods The tension of isolated thoracic aorta rings of rats perfused with different concentrations of HSYA(1?10-6-1?10-4 mol/L) was measured using organ bath technique.The effects of HSYA on the vasocontraction induced by cumulative phenylephrine(PE)(1?10-6-1?10-4 mol/L),KCl(6?10-2 mol/L) and CaCl2(1?10-5-3?10-3 mol/L) were recorded respectively. Results HSYAcaused a concentration-dependent anti-contraction effects by KCl or PE in endothelium-intact and endothelium-denuded aortic rings.HSYA inhibited the CaCl2-induced contraction and downward shifted concentration-response curve of aortic rings.HSYA+HP resulted in more significant anti-contraction effect than single use of HSYA(P0.05).There were significant differences in anti-contraction effect between HSYA+RR and RR or HSYA(P

Determination of Hydroxy Safflor Yellow A in Orthopaedics Lotion 1 by RP-HPLC / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To establish a RP-HPLC method for the determination of hydroxy safflor yellow A in Orthopae_dics lotion 1.METHODS:The separation was performed on Phenomenex Luna C18 with mobile phase composed of methanol-acetonitrile-water(26∶ 2∶ 72).The flow rate was 1.0ml/min;the detective wavelength was 403nm and the column temperature was 30℃.RESULTS:At a sample size of 0.1 044? g～ 1.2 528? g(r=0.9 998),hydroxy safflor yellow A was noted to be of good linear relation with peak area score.The average recovery was 98.08%(RSD=0.52%).CONCLUSION:The method is simple,accurate,specific,sensitive,reproducible,and suitable for the quality control of Orthopaedics lotion 1.

The effects and mechanism of safflor yellow on myocardial ischemia / 中国药理学通报

Aim To observe the effects and mechanism of safflor yellow on the experimental acute myocardial ischemia (AMI) model rats. Methods AMI model rats were induced by isoproterenol (10 mg?kg-1). The changes of indexes on hemodynamics such as MBP, LVSP, LVEDP and ?dp/dt_ max,the coronary artery flux(CF) and myocardia O_2 comption(MVO_2) in AMI model rats were observed respectively. Results The CF and MVO_2 in the heart muscle increased and decreased respectively the indexes of hemodynamics were improved in safflor yellow groups. Conclusion The results indicate that safflor yellow can inhibit the failure of heart function induced by AMI, increase the coronary artery flux and decrease MVO_2 significantly.

The preventive effects of safflor yellow on myocardium injury of mycardium ischemic reperfusion in rats / 中国药理学通报

AIM The preventive effects of safflor yefflor (SY) on myocardium injury of myocardium ischemic reperfusion (I/R) was studied. METHODS The contents of MDA activity of SOD,as well as the activity of creatine phospho kinase(CK) and lactate dehydrogenase(LDH) were determined in rat models injured by I/R. RESULTS SY could reduce the activities of CK and LDH ,decrease the the content of MDA in plasmo, and increase the activities of SOD. CONCLUSION SY may obviously prevent the rat I/R model which may be related to its anti lipoperoxidation.

Determination of the Content of Safflor Yellow A in Zhanjin Tinctura by RP-HPLC / 中药新药与临床药理

Objective To establish an RP-HPLC method for the determination of the content of safflor yellow A in Zhanjing Tinctura. Methods The chromatographic procedure was carried out in Symmetry C18 column(4.6mm?150 mm,5.0?m)with methanol-water-glacial acetic acid(7:93∶2)as the mobile phase,pH=2.80. The flow rate was 1.0 mL?min-1,column temperature was 20℃,and the detection wavelength was 402 nm. Results Safflor yellow A was well separated from other components. The standard curves of safflor yellow A showed linearity in the range of 0.096～0.960?g (r=0.9999). The average recovery was 98.80% with RSD being 2.95%(n=9). Conclusion This method is sensitive,simple and accurate,and can be used for the determination of safflor yellow A in Zhanjing Tinctura.

Correlation and path analysis on characters related to flower yield per plant of Carthamus tinctorius / 中草药

plant height.Multiple regression analysis showed that branch height from base(X_2),number of primary branches(X_4),number of effective cones per plant(X_6),number of ineffective cones per plant(X_7),number of grains per cone(X_9),and diameter of primary head(X_(10)) were the main factors affecting flower yield(Y) per plant.Multiple regression equation of flower yield per plant and six characters was Y=-3.037 0+(0.002 7) X_2+0.045 9 X_4+0.074 5 X_6+0.043 2 X_7+0.023 0 X_9+1.148 2 X_(10)(F=21.84~()).The direct effect of number of effective cones per plant was the strongest,followed by diameter of primary head.There were significant differences within the flower yield per plant and the safflor yellow A content of different species.The correlation between the safflor yellow A content and the flower yield per plant was insignificant.Conclusion High-yield and high-quality are compatible in breeding of safflower which is used as herbal medicine.Number of effective cones per plant and diameter of primary head are focused on the high yield breeding and cultivation of safflower species.The plant type of higher flower yield safflower species should have more effective cone numbers,more number of cones,number of branches,number of primary branches,bigger diameter of primary head,moderate plant height,branch height from base,and ineffective cones per plant.Of all accessions,PI 239226,PI 253540,PI 367833,and Jianyang Honghua are outstanding and optimal for cultivating in Sichuan Province.

Mitigation of safflor yellow injection on acute lung injury of rats induced by oleic acid / 中草药

Objective To investigate the effects of safflor yellow (SY) injection on acute lung injury (ALI) rats induced by oleic acid (OA) and its potential mechanism. Methods Wistar rats were randomly divided into six groups,including control group,OA group,OA+10 mg/kg anisodamine group,OA+8 mg/kg SY group,OA+16 mg/kg SY group,and OA+32 mg/kg SY group. Normal saline or anisodamine or SY were pretreated before 0.18 g/kg OA iv injection. The arterial partial pressure of oxygen,the pulmonary water content index,and MPO activity in lung tissue were determined; The mRNA level of TNF-?,IL-1?,IL-6,ICAM-1,and VCAM-1 were measured by RT-PCR; And NF-?B p65 protein in nucleus observed by immunohistochemical technology,while the level of p38 MAPK protein phosphorylation in lung tissue was analyzed by Western blotting. Results The arterial partial pressure of oxygen in all SY groups was higher than that in OA group,while the pulmonary water content index and MPO activity were lower than those in OA group,as well as the mRNA level of the above inflammatory cytokines and the NF-?B p65 in nucleus and level of p38 MAPK phosphorylation. Conclusion SY could alleviate the lung tissue edema,increase the arterial partial pressure of oxygen,and depress MPO activity in ALI rat induced by OA. The SY mechanism of attenuating the acute lung injury may be associated with inhibiting the p38 phosphorylation and NF-?B activation and reducing inflammatory factors expression.

Determination of gallic acid,paeoniflorin and safflor yellow in Taohong Siwu Decoction / 中成药

AIM: To determine gallic acid,paeoniflorin and safflor yellow in Taohong Siwu Decoction(Semen Persicae,Flos Carthamietc.) METHODS: To analyse three constituents by HPLC on a Hypersil BDS C_(18) column and gallic acid detection wavelength was set at 271 nm.The mobile phase was methanol-water(5∶95) (adjusted to pH=3.0 with H_3PO_4) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. Safflor yellow detection wavelength was set at 403 nm.The mobile phase was methanol-water(80∶20) (adjusted to pH=3.0 with H_3PO_4) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. Paeoniflorin detection wavelength was set at 230 nm.The mobile phase was methanol-KH_2PO_4 at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. RESULTS: Gallic acid showed a good linear relationship at the range of 4.547?10~(-3)-1.455?10~(-1) ?g/?L(r=0.999 3).Paeoniflorin showed a good linear relationship at the range of 0.010-0.200 ?g/?L(r=(0.999 8)) and safflor yellow showed a good linear relationship at the range of 2.34?10~(-2)-7.50?10~(-1) ?g/?L(r=(0.999 4)).The average recoveries were 98.0% for gallic acid,98.4% for paeoniflorin and 99.2% for safflor yellow.The RSD of the method were 1.8%,0.69% and 0.88%,respectively. CONCLUSION: The method is proved to be fast,feasible,simple,and can be used for quality control of gallic acid,paeoniflorin and safflor yellow in Taohong Siwu Decoction.