Protective effects of the total bakkenolides from Petasites tricholobus on hypoxia mice under normobaric pressure / 药学实践杂志

Objective To investigate the protective effects of the total bakkenolides from P.tricholobus on improving hypoxia tolerance in mice. Methods Mice normobaric pressure hypoxia model and oxygen glucose deprivation model in PC12 cells were established, and the effects of PTB on survival time, serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA) content, brain and heart superoxide dismutase (SOD) and reduced glutathione (GSH) activities, brain tissue pathological changes and cell survival were observed. Results The total bakkenolides from P.tricholobus had prolonged the survival time of mice in confined spaces, increased the activity of SOD and GSH, reduced the production of lipid peroxidation, decreased the degree of anaerobic glycolysis, protected the structure and function of neural cells, and improved the survival rate of OGD-treated cells. Conclusion The total bakkenolides from P.tricholobus could promote the hypoxia tolerance in mice which might be related to scavenging oxygen free radicals, inhibiting lipid peroxidation reaction and protecting the structures and functions of nerve cells.

Long-term protective effects of the nicotiflorin on ischemic stroke rats / 药学实践杂志

Objective To investigate the long-term protective effects of the nicotiflorin on ischemic stroke rats. Methods Ischemic stroke model in rats was established for this study. The effects of nicotiflorin on long-term survival rate, nervous system function, body weight and brain neurons in rats were observed. Results The nicotiflorin had significantly improved the long-term survival rate of cerebral ischemia rats, which also promoted weight gain, alleviated pathological damage of brain tissue, maintained morphology of brain neurons and function of nervous system. Conclusion The nicotiflorin has obvious long-term protective effect on ischemic stroke rats and the mechanism may be related to the protection of the structure and function of brain neurons.

A right mandibular canine with two root canals:A case report of a Hui nationality patient / 实用口腔医学杂志

The mandibular canine usually has a single-root with a single canal.A case of a Hui nationality patient who has a mandibular ca-nine with two root canals is reported in this paper.