Process improvement on the synthesis of atomoxetine / 中国药科大学学报

@#Atomoxetine is a highly selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor. Based on the analysis of the literature methods, the synthesis process of atomoxetine was improved. Using 3-chloropropiophenone-1 as the raw material, optically pure target product was obtained by asymmetric reduction, Mitsunobu reaction and condensation reaction in three steps, with a total yield of 26%. The third-step methylation sealing operation was changed to the reaction under normal pressure, which increased the feasibility of industrialization. The improved process operation was simplified and the reaction conditions were mild, which would provide a new method for the preparation of atomoxetine.

Advances of Molecular Mechanisms on Obesity Inducing Muscle Atrophy (review) / 中国康复理论与实践

Obesity is becoming a chronic epidemic worldwide. Persistent obesity, in addition to triggering changes in skeletal muscle function and structure, may also lead to the occurrence of skeletal muscle atrophy, that maybe associate with autophagy and ubiquitin protea-some, interleukin-6, leptin, adiponectin, interleukin-10, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, growth hormone, angiotensin II, glucocorticoid, ad-vanced glycation end-product and myostatin, etc.