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ObjectiveTo investigate the mechanism of Baitouweng Tang in inhibiting the growth of esophageal cancer (EC) cells by regulating budding uninhibited by benzimidazoles 1 (BUB1)/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) signaling pathway. MethodGene chip technology was used to explore the differential gene expression between esophageal cancer tissues and normal tissues and identified differentially expressed genes. The differentially expressed genes were analyzed by bioinformatics methods. EC cells were treated with 25, 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 mg·L-1 Baitouweng Tang. EC cell viability was detected by Thiazolyl Blue (MTT) colorimetry. Cell cycle and apoptosis were measured by flow cytometry. The expression of BUB1 was measured by real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR). The protein levels of BUB1, STAT3, phosphorylated (p)-STAT3, Cyclin B1 (CCNB1), cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (CDK1), B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2), cysteinyl aspartate-specific proteinase(Caspase)-3, and Caspase-9 were measured by Western blot. The migration and invasion abilities of the cells were measured by wound-healing and Transwell invasion assays. ResultDifferentially expressed genes were primarily involved in biological processes, signaling pathways, and network construction related to cell mitosis, with BUB1 identified as a key core gene. Compared with the control group, Baitouweng Tang inhibited BUB1 expression (P<0.05,P<0.01). In vitro experiments showed that compared with the control group, Baitouweng Tang could significantly inhibit the growth (P<0.05,P<0.01), migration and invasion (P<0.05,P<0.01) of EC cells, induce apoptosis (P<0.05,P<0.01), and cause G2/M phase increase (P<0.01). After treatment with Baitouweng Tang, compared with the results in the control group, the expression of Caspase-3, and Caspase-9 in EC cells increased significantly (P<0.05,P<0.01), while the expression of Bcl-2, BUB1, CCNB1, and CDK1 decreased significantly (P<0.05,P<0.01). Moreover, the STAT3 signaling pathway was also found to play an important role in this process. ConclusionBaitouweng Tang may inhibit the growth of EC cells by downregulating BUB1 and mediating the STAT3 signaling pathway.
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Objective: To establish a new method for determining residual organic solvent DMF in imiquimod. Methods: The samples were injected into an Agilent HP-PLOT/Q capillary column(30 m × 0. 530 mm,40. 0 μm) by a headspace sampler and ana-lyzed with an FID detector, the carrier gas was nitrogen, the inlet temperature was 250℃, and the detector temperature was 270℃. The column temperature was programmed raised. Results: The resolution among the peaks of DMF and the other residual solvents could meet the requirements. There was a good linearity within the experimental concentration range. The average recovery was 94. 6%(RSD=4. 0%, n=9). The limit of quantification and the limit of detection was 4. 809μg·ml-1 and 0. 963μg·ml-1, respectively. Conclusion:The method is convenient, accurate and sensitive, which can be used in the determination of residual solvent DMF in imi-quimod.
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A method for the determination of impurities in high pure Nd_2O_3 employing inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry(ICP-MS) was established, and emphasise was put on the elimination of matrix induced NdO~+ and NdOH~+ spectral interferences using cell collision technology(CCT). Using 10% O_2-10% Ar-80% He as the reaction/collision gas and with proper adjustment of the instrumental parameters, ~(159)Tb,~(165)Ho,~(163)Dy could be quantified at ~(175)TbO,~(179)DyO and ~(181)HoO respectively, while the matrix induced NdO~+ and NdOH~+ spectral interferences could be reduced by 25-70 folds. In addition, different elements were tested as internal standards for matrix effect correction under the CCT mode, and it was found that Re was best. Other impurities including La, Ce, Sm, Eu, Gd, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu were detected under conventional mode, except that Pr was detected under high instrumental resolution mode to eliminate peak tailing interference from Nd. In combination with mathematic correction, the established method can be applied for the determination of impurities in 99.999% Nd_2O_3 products with satisfactory RSDs and recoveries.