Research progress on the mechanism of iridoids from Gardenia jasminoides against Alzheimer ’s disease / 中国药房

Alzheimer’s disease （AD）is a common latent neurodegenerative disease ，which is characterized by cognitive impairment，loss of learning and memory function ，abnormal behavior and dementia. At present ，there is no specific drug to effectively prevent or reverse AD. Gardenia jasminoides is the dried and mature fruit of G. jasminoides J. Ellis ，a gardenia plant in Rubiaceae. Its chemical components mainly include iridoids ，triterpenoids，organic acids and volatile oils ，among which iridoids are the main active components of G. jasminoides . This paper summarizes the researches on the mechanism of iridoids from G. jasminoides against AD at home and abroad in recent years ，in order to provide reference for the development of new drugs against AD.

Taxifolin attenuates inflammation via suppressing MAPK signal pathway in vitro and in silico analysis / 中草药·英文版

Objective: Taxifolin is a natural flavonoid compound that can be isolated from onions, grapes, oranges and grapefruit. It also acts as a medicine food homology with extraordinary antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. This study aims to explain the protective effects and potential mechanisms of taxifolin against inflammatory reaction. Methods: Levels of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1β and intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) were assessed in different time after the treatment of taxifolin in RAW264.7 cells induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Subsequently, the mRNA and protein levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), cyclooxygenase (COX)-2, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and the phosphorylation expression levels of the MAPK signal pathway were also evaluated. A silico analysis was used to explain the binding situation for the investigation of taxifolin and MAPK signal pathway. And then MAPK inhibitors were used to reveal the expression level of iNOS, VEGF, COX-2 and TNF-α in RAW264.7 cells. Results: It was demonstrated that cell inflammatory damage induced by LPS was significantly alleviated after the treatment of taxifolin. Then, the mRNA and protein levels of iNOS, VEGF, COX-2 and TNF-α were reduced and the phosphorylation expression levels of the MAPK signal pathway were down-regulated remarkably as well. In silico analysis, taxifolin could form a relatively stable combination with MAPK signal pathway. MAPK inhibitors showed increasing or decreasing effect in the mRNA levels of iNOS, VEGF, COX-2 and TNF-α, which suggesting that taxifolin down-regulated iNOS, VEGF, COX-2 and TNF-α expressions were not entirely through the MAPK pathway. Conclusion: This finding demonstrated that taxifolin improved the inflammatory responses that partly involved in the phosphorylation expression level of MAPK signal pathway in RAW264.7 cells exposed to acute stress.

Analysis of Ongoing Change Characteristics of the Contents of Syringin and Total Flavonoids in Different Medicinal Parts of Toricellia angulata from Guizhou / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE：To study ongoing change characteristics of the contents of syringin and total flavonoids in different medicinal parts （root bark ，tree bark ，leaf）of Toricellia angulata from Guizhou ，and to provide reference for the development and application of T. angulata . METHODS ：The root bark ，tree bark and leaf parts of T. angulata during different harvesting periods （Jan.-Dec.） were taken as the research samples. The content of syringin was determined by HPLC. The determination was performed on Agela Promosil C 18 column with mobile phase consisted of 0.5％ phosphoric acid solution-acetonitrile （gradient elution）at the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The detection wavelength was set as 210 nm，and column temperature was 35 ℃. The sample size was 5 μL. The content of total flavonoids was determined by UV-visible spectrophotometry under detection wavelength of 510 nm. RESULTS ：The linear range of syringin and total flavonoids were 0.095 9-1.150 8 mg/mL（r＝0.999 6）and 0.072 2- 1.083 0 mg/mL（r＝0.999 9），respectively. RSDs of precision ，stability and repeatability tests were all less than 3％（n＝6）. The average recoveries were 101.74％（RSD＝2.36％ ，n＝6）and 99.63％（RSD＝2.19％ ，n＝6），respectively. During different harvesting periods ，the contents of syringin in root bark ，tree bark ，leaf of T. angulata collected on Aug. ，May and Sept. were the highest，and the contents of total flavonoids in samples collected on Feb. ，Dec. and Sept. were the highest. The contents of syringin in different medicinal parts of T. angulata were in descending order as follows as tree bark ＞root bark ＞leaf，and the content of syringin was commonly relatively high in tree bark part ；the content of total flavonoids in different medicinal parts of T. angulata were in descending order as follows as root bark ＞tree bark ＞leaf，and the contents of total flavonoids in three medicinal parts was generally low. The content of total flavonoids in root bark was the highest in Feb. of that year ，and the content of syringin in root bark at same month was second only to Aug. of that year ；the content of syringin in tree bark was the highest in May ，and the content of total flavonoids in tree bark at same month was second only to Oct. and Dec. of that year ；the contents of total flavonoids and syringin in leaf were the highest in Sept. of that year. CONCLUSIONS ：It is suggested that Feb. is the best time for harvesting root bark ，May for tree bark and Sept. for leaf of T. angulata .

Clinical and gene variation analysis of 2 cases of achondroplasia complicated by global developmental delay / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

Objective:To improve recognition of the clinical phenotype and genotype of achondroplasia(ACH).Methods:The clinical data and genetic test results of 2 children with ACH were analyzed retrospectively, and the related literature was reviewed.Results:Case 1 was a 1-year-old girl whose mother was short in stature.She was admitted to the hospital due to knee reflexes of both lower limbs for more than 9 months.Physical examination showed that her head circumference was 45 cm and she had short stature, short limbs, low muscle tension of both lower limbs, the developmental quotient was 65 scores.Bilateral ilium and hip joint lesions by X-ray were considered as ACH.According to the submitted gene results, FGFR3 gene c. 1138G >A (p.Gly380Arg) of the girl showed the heterozygous variation, and that gene of her mother showed the heterozygous variation.Case 2 was a 10-month-old girl, who was admitted to the hospital due to limb weakness for over 5 months.Physical examination showed head circumference of 46 cm, short stature, short limbs, reduced muscle tension of limbs, grade 4 muscle strength of limbs, and the developmental quotient was 41 scores.X-ray showed that both lower limbs were in accordance with ACH.The gene results suggested the heterozygous variation of FGFR3 gene c. 1138G >A (p.Gly380Arg) in the girl(a novel mutation), and a wild-type gene in her parents. Conclusions:The clinical features of achondroplasia are diverse.The bone changes and nerve development also need to be recognized and discriminated.

Optimization of Extraction and Purification Technology of Total Flavonoids from Engelhardia roxburghi-ana and Content Determination of 3 Kinds of Effective Components / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To optimize the extraction and purification technology of total flavonoids from Engelhardia roxburghi-ana,and to establish the method for the content determination of 3 kinds of effective components. METHODS:Using the extrac-tion transfer rate of astilbin as index,single factor test was used to investigate extraction solvent,extraction method,volume frac-tion of percolation solvent ethanol,percolation material-liquid ration,soaking time before percolation and percolation rate of extrac-tion technology,and volume fraction of eluant ethanol in AB-8 resin purification technology. The contents of 3 effective compo-nents as astilbin,texifolin and engelitin in total flavonoids from E. roxburghiana were determined by HPLC. RESULTS:The opti-mal extraction technology was using 70% ethanol as extraction and percolation solvent,percolation extraction,soaking for 8 h be-fore percolation,percolation material-liquid ratio of 1∶16(g/ml),percolation rate of 30 ml/(min·kg). The purification technology was diluting the solution to 0.5 g (crude drug)/ml with water,ethyl acetate extraction,dissolved extract with 50% ethanol after evaporated to dryness,AB-8 resin for sampling,eluted with 50% ethanol,concentrating and drying. In verification test,extraction transfer rate of astilbin was more than 80%(RSD=0.42%,n=3). The contents of astilbin,taxifolin and engeletin in total flavo-noids from E. roxburghiana by purified were 57.94%,3.72% and 2.83%,respectively;the contents of 3 components accounted for 64.00% of total flavonoids. CONCLUSIONS:The extraction and purification technology is stable,rational and reliable;the content determination method of 3 effective components in total flavonoids of E. roxburghiana is accurate,simple and producible.

Research Ideas on New Chinese Medicine Drug in the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic non-specific disease of the rectum and colon. The disease cause is still unclear. Due to the repeated episodes of UC, the treatment is very difficult. There are serious impact on pa-tients' life and work. According to the current UC condition and existed problems with Chinese medicine treat-ment and in combination with experiences of new Chinese medicine drug development of the author, a new Chi-nese medicine drug research idea of UC has been proposed. It includes the establishment of UC animal model in line with the characteristics of Chinese medicine and the selection of appropriate clinical treatment targets.