Synthesis and Antitumor Activities of Phenylpyridine Substituted Semicarbazides / 中国药学杂志

OBJECTIVE: To design and synthesize phenylpyridine substituted semicarbazides and investigate their in vitro antitumor activities. METHODS: The target compounds were synthesized from acetophenone through condensation, cyclization,hydrazinolysis and reaction with isocyanates. The synthesized compounds were screened for their anticancer potential against different cancer cells viz human hepatocelular carcinoma (QGY-7703), non-small cell lung (NCl-H460) and human breast (MCF-7) cancer cell lines by MTT assay. RESULTS Sixteen novel compounds were obtained, and their structures were characterized by 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and HRMS. In vitro bioassay indicated that most compounds had a certain degree of antitumor activity. Compound 51 displayed the most potential anticancer activity against these cancer cell lines with IC50 value of 9.15, 10.45 and 12.50 μmol·L-1, respectively. CONCLUSION: The series of compounds show preferable antitumor activities, which are worthy of further study.

Application of solid-phase extraction column for determination of matrine and oxymatrine in Sophora flavescens / 中国中药杂志

A Cleanert Alumina-N-SPE column (0.5 g/6 mL) chromatograpy with 5 mL of chloroform-methanol (7: 3) as eluent, instead of aluminum oxide column (100-200 mesh, 5 g, 1 cm) chromatograpy eluted successively with chloroform and the chloroform-methanol (7:3) (20 mL each), was applied to enrich matrine and oxymatrine in Sophora flavescens. Also, the optimization of the HPLC determination conditions with acetonitrile-ethanol absolute-3% phosphoric acid solution (84: 6: 10) as mobile phase, instead of acetonitrile-ethanol absolute -3% Phosphoric acid solution (80: 10: 10) recorded in Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2010 Edition, was more suitable for determination of matrine and oxymatrine in S. flavescens. This method has advantage of reducing sample handling time and solvent volume and increasing the accuracy and feasibility, which can simplify the procedure for determination of matrine and oxymatrine in S. flavescens.

Left main coronary artery spasm in a hyperthyroid patient with suspected acute coronary syndrome

The left main coronary artery [LMCA] vasospasm is rare. We report a suspected acute coronary syndrome patient with hyperthyroidism who had LMCA vasospasm. Coronary angiogram showed 60% stenosis at LMCA. After administering nitroglycerin, re-angiography showed no significant stenosis. Then we evaluated LMCA lesion using intravascular ultrasound [IVUS] showing no significant stenosis. We considered that it was a LMCA vasospasm and may be assosiated with hyperthyroid state. After anti-thyroid and anti-spasm treatment, chest pain subsided. In conclusion, hyperthyroidism induced coronary hypersensitivity may contribute to LMCA vasospasm as seen in this case. IVUS may be useful to identify coronary vasospasm

Study on chemical constituents of bark of Paeonia suffruticosa / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the chemical constituents of the bark of Paeonia suffruticosa.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The 95% ethanol extract was re-extracted with EtOAc, and then separated and purified by column chromatography using silica gel, Sephadex LH -20 and RP-18 as packing materials. The structures were identified on the basis of spectral analysis and physico-chemical characters.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Six compounds were isolated and identified as (+)-catechin (1), paeonidanin (2), paeoniflorigenone (3), 2, 5-dihydroxy-4-methoxyacetophenone (4), paeonol (5), gallic acid (6).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The compound 1 was isolsted from the genus Paeonia for the first time. The compounds 2, 3 were isolated from this plant for the first time.</p>

Secreted expression of porcine interferon-gamma gene in Pichia pastoris / 生物工程学报

The porcine interferon-gamma (PoIFN-gamma) gene, in which the sequence encoding signal peptide was replaced by that of the alpha-factor of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, was cloned into Pichia pastoris expression vector pPIC9K. The recombinant plasmid pPIC9K-alpha-PoIFN-gamma was then transformed into Pichia pastoris GS115 cells by electroporation and stable multicopy recombinant Pichia pastoris strains were selected by G418 resistance. Two recombinants of multiple inserts were obtained. SDS-PAGE and Western blot assays of culture broth from a methanol-induced expression strain demonstrated that recombinant PoIFN-gamma, 17kD and 23kD proteins, were secreted into the culture medium. Target proteins, 60% of total proteins, were obtained in the culture medium at the concentration of 108 mg/L. This is the first secreted expression of porcine interferon-gamma gene in Pichia pastoris.