Advances in studies on chemical compositions of Atractylodes lancea and their biological activities / 中国中药杂志

This article mainly summarises the results of the chemical compositions and its pharmacological activities of Atractylodes Radix. The chemistry components isolated from Atractylodes Radix are mainly sesquiterpenoids, enediynes, triterpenoids, aromatic glycosides, and etc. Pharmacological results showed that Atractylodes Radix has inhibition of gastric acid secretion, promoting gastrointestinal movement and gastric emptying, hpyerglycemic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, cardiovascular protection and nervous system activity, etc. This article hopefully to provide a reference for further research, development and utilization of Atractylodes Radix.

Application of humanized mice in drug metabolism and toxicity / 中国药学杂志

OBJECTIVE: To discuss the application of humanized mice model in drug metabolism and toxicity. METHODS: By sorting foreign scientific literature, the history of the development of humanized mice model and its application in drug metabolizing enzymes and toxicity studies were reviewed and summarized to provide support for early drug development. RESULTS and CONCLUSION: The humanized mice model could reduce interspecies differences and has been increasingly used in drug metabolism and safety evaluation in foreign countries. Transgenic mice can be applied to studying the metabolism of drugs metabolized by certain enzyme. In the chimeric mice body, the disposal of drugs could be more systematic and comprehensive mirrored, predicting this model has enormous potential in drug discovery and development.