Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang ameliorates coronary artery ligation-induced myocardial ischemia in rats.

Dang The present study was designed to investigate cardioprotective effects of Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang (DGBUT) on coronary artery ligation-induced myocardial ischemia. Myocardial ischemia (MI) model was induced in SD rats by surgical ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery. ST segment elevation of Electrocardiograph (ECG) infarct size, levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), creatine kinase (CK), glutathione (GSH) and catalase (CAT), catalase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA), and inflammatory cytokines and phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2, p38, c-Jun NH2 terminal kinases (JNK), nuclear factor (NF)-κBp65, inhibitory kappa B (IκB) α, IκB kinase (IKK) α and IKKß were evaluated in rats treated with or without DGBUT. DGBUT treatment significantly reduced the elevation of the ST segment of ECG, the myocardial infarct size of MI. The level of LDH, CK and MDA were suppressed, the contents of SOD, GSH and CAT were enhanced with DGBUT. The elevated concentration of inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1ß) and IL-6 in MI rats were effectively reversed by the DGBUT administration. Also, highly expressed p-JNK, p-ERK, p-p38, p-NF-κBp65, p-IκBα, p-IKKα and p-IKKß in MI rats were restored respectively by DGBUT treatment. The protective effect of DGBUT against MI injury might be associated with MAPK/NF-кB pathway.

Effect of Ding's herb enema prescription on intestinal tissue relateddifferences target in rat colitis using protein array technology / 中国药理学通报

Aim To investigate the effect of Ding''s herb enema prescription on intestinal tissue related target in rat colitis induced by dextran sulfate sodium(DSS), and to elucidate the mechanism of Ding''s herb enema prescription in improving the intestinal inflammation and intestinal fibrosis.Methods Rats were fed with 3.5％ DSS.The rats were randomly divided into positive drug group, model group, Control group, and Ding''s herb enema prescription group.The positive drug group was treated with mesalazine enema, and Ding''s herb enema prescription group was treated with Ding''s herb enema prescription.The colon mucosa was taken once a day for 6 weeks.The changes of intestinal inflammatory response and intestinal fibrosis related proteins were detected by GSR-CAA-67 antibody protein array, and the differentially expressed proteins were screened out.Results Eight proteins showed statistical differences, including IFN-γ, erythropoietin(EPO), TIMP-2, TIM-1, IL-6, TIMP-1, TNF-α, IL-22 (P0.05).Conclusions Ding''s herb enema prescription has the effect of multiple targets, which may improve the intestinal inflammatory response and intestinal fibrosis to achieve the purpose of treatment of ulcerative colitis(UC).

Determination of Four Kinds of Ingredients in Transparent Absorbent Fluid of Different Size of Huoxue Powder by Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry / 医药导报

Objective To optimize the particle size of Huoxue powder by contents comparison of emodin,phellodendrine,berberine and jatrorrhizine before and after permeabilized skin absorption of Huoxue powder in different particle size of 0.150,0.075,0.048,0.038 mm.Methods The contents of emodin,phellodendrine,berberine and jatrorrhizine in transparent absorbent fluid of Huoxue power in different particle size within 24 hours were measured by ultra performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry,and optimize its particle size by contents comparison of the effective components.Results The contents of the active components in Huoxue power with the particle size of 0.075 mm were high before and after percutaneous absorption.Conclusion Particle size of 0.075 mm is best for Huoxue powder.

Antihyperuricemic effect of liquiritigenin in potassium oxonate-induced hyperuricemic rats.

The aim is to investigate the anti-hyperuricemic and renal protective effects of liquiritigenin in potassium oxonate-induced hyperuricemic rats. Hyperuricemia in rats was induced were induced with potassium oxonate (250mg/kg) intragastrically for 7 days, and liquiritigenin (20, 40mg/kg) and allopurinol (5mg/kg) were daily administrated to the rats orally 1h after the potassium oxonate exposure. Liquiritigenin significantly reversed the elevated productions of uric acid in serum and urine and pro-inflammation cytokines in serum and kidney, which shown that liquiritigenin has renal protective effects. Histological study shows that liquiritigenin inhibited severe necrosis and inflammatory cell infiltration in potassium oxonate-treated rats. Furthermore, liquiritigenin mediated the activities of aquaporins 4 (AQP4), and regulated the activation of NF-κB p65 and the degradation of IκBα. Finally, significant increases of nod-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, apoptosis-associated speck-like protein adaptor (ASC) adaptor and cleaved caspased-1 were restored by liquiritigenin. Therefore, liquiritigenin might improve renal inflammation by suppressing renal AQP4/NF-κB/IκBα and NLRP3 inflammasome activation in hyperuricemic rats.

Study on the Quality Standard of Huoxuesan / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To establish the quality standard of Huoxuesan. METHODS:Microscopic identification method was adopted for the qualitative identification of Rhizoma pinelliae,Eupolyphaga seu,Phellodendron amurense and Fructus kochiae in the preparation. HPLC was adopted for the contents determination of phellodendrine,polydatin,jatrorrhizine,berberine and emo-din:the column was ZORBAX Eclipse Plus C18 with methanol-0.1% phosphoric acid(gradient elution)at a flow rate of 0.4 ml/min,the detection wavelength was 240 nm,column temperature was 30 ℃,and the injection volume was 5 μl. RESULTS:Micro-scopic identification map of R. pinelliae,E. seu,P. amurense and F. kochiae was clear. The linear range was 0.159-5.073 μg(r=0.997 4)for phellodendrine、0.149-4.761 μg(r=0.999 9)for polydatin、0.239-7.649 μg(r=0.995 5)for jatrorrhizine、0.165-5.268 μg (r=0.997 2)for berberine、0.012-0.382 μg(r=0.999 9)for emodin;RSDs of precision,stability and reproducibility tests were low-er than 3.0%;recoveries were 98.9%-104.1%(RSD=1.9%,n=6),96.1%-101.7%(RSD=2.5%,n=6),99.6%-105.1%(RSD=2.6%,n=6),90.3%-98.2%(RSD=2.9%,n=6)and 92.9%-96.4%(RSD=2.0%,n=6)respectively. CONCLUSIONS:The es-tablished standard can be used for the quality control of Huoxuesan.

Clinical effect of creatine phosphate on infantile with rotaviral enteritis and myocardial damage / 中国综合临床

Objective To explore the clinical effect of creatine phosphate on infantile with rotaviral enteritis and myocardial damage.Methods One hundred and twenty children with rotaviral enteritis and myocardial damage were randomly divided into the control group (n =60) and observation group (n =60).Two groups were given antiviral,rehydration,nutritional support,redressing acid-base imbalance and electrolyte disorders and other conventional treatment.The patients of the control group were given 160 mg/(kg · d) 1,6Fructose Diphosphate(1 times/d) on the basis of routine treatment,while those in the observation group were given 1.0 g creatine phosphate + 150 ml 5％ glucose injection(1 times/d) on the basis of routine treatment,both courses of two groups were 7 days.The levels of myocardial enzymes were measured and the clinical effect and adverse reactions were recorded.Results The total effective rate in observation group was 95.0％ (57/60),obviously higher than that of control group (80.0％ (48/60)) and the differences were statistically significant (x2 =6.268,P ＜ 0.05).There were no statistical significant difference in terms of myocardial enzyme between the two groups before treatment(P ＞0.05).The level of lactate dehydmgenase(LDH),creatine kinase (CK),creatine kinase isoenzyme (CK-MB) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) of observation group were (163.8 ±18.5) U/L,(152.8±26.4) U/L,(19.4±7.8) U/Land (24.4 ±6.8) U/Lafter treatment,and (193.4 ± 22.8) U/L,(168.6 ± 32.6) U/L,(27.4 ± 9.2) U/L and (35.4 ± 9.8) U/L of control group,and the differences between the two groups were significant (t =3.484,3.228,4.278 and 4.729; P ＜ 0.05).There was no obvious adverse reaction during the treatment course.Conclusion The clinical effect of creatine phosphate on infantile with rotaviral enteritis and myocardial damage is remarkable and safe,and it is worth of clinical application.