Review on community herbal monographs for traditional herbal medicinal products / 中国中药杂志

This article discusses the characteristics of cmmunity herbal monographs for traditional herbal medicinal products and its establishment procedure. It also reviews the new development of cmmunity traditional herbal monographs. The purpose is to clarify the relationship between cmmunity herbal monographs and simplified registration for traditional herbal medicinal product in European Union and provide reference to the registration of taditional Chinese mdicinal products in Europe.

Effects of IL-1 ? on the Biological Activity of Human Periodontal Ligament Cells in Vitro / 中国医师杂志

Objective To explore the effects of interleukin- 1?(IL-1?)on the biological activity of human periodontal ligament(PDL) cells in vitro. Methods Human PDL cells were cultured in DMEM medium containing IL-1?(0.1,0.5,1,5 and 10ng/ml) for 1,2,3,4 and 5 days, respectively. The proliferation of PDL cells was measured by MTT assay at the first, second, third, fourth and fifth days after IL-1? treatment, respectively. Fibronectin level in the medium was determined by ELISA at the fourth days after 10ng/ml IL-1? treatment, and alkaline phosphatase(ALP) activity was measured by enzyme kinetic method. Results IL-1? inhibited the growth of human PDL cells in a dose-dependent manner, and its lowest effective concentration was 1ng/ml(P