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Aim To explore the effect of tanshinone II A (Tan II A) on reverse cholesterol transport in atherosclerosis model mice and RAW264. 7 cells and the underlying mechanism. Methods Thirty-two male LDLR -/- mice were randomly divided into four groups. These mice were fed with normal diet or high fat diet for 12 weeks. The control group and model group were given normal saline. Tan II A group and atorvastatin group were given Tan II A solution and atorvastatin solution for 12 weeks. RAW264. 7 cells were induced with oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) 100 mg • L-
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AIM: To explore the pathogenesis and surgical outcomes of different types of myopic traction maculopathy(MTM)using optical coherence tomography(OCT).METHODS: A total of 193 patients(210 eyes)with MTM were retrospectively included, of which 74 eyes(35.2%)underwent vitrectomy combined with internal limiting membrane(ILM)peeling. The patients were categorized into three groups: foveal detachment(FD), foveoschisis(FS)and lamellar macular hole(LMH). Based on the central foveal thickness(CFT)at baseline(M0), eyes with FD were classified into two subgroups: extensive FD and limited FD. Outcomes included best-corrected visual acuity(BCVA), CFT, posterior staphyloma height(PSH), the presence of epiretinal membrane(ERM)and ILM detachment. Risk factors for BCVA at 6mo after vitrectomy(M6)were analyzed using linear regression.RESULTS: At M0, ERM was highly present in eyes with LMH(rs=0.28, P<0.001). Eyes with FD and FS were characterized by higher incidence of ILM detachment(rs=-0.25, P<0.001). After vitrectomy, CFT and BCVA significantly improved in all eyes(P<0.001). Eyes with extensive FD were characterized by a thicker CFT(rs=0.56, P<0.001), a lower incidence of ILM detachment(rs=-0.25, P=0.034)and a thicker nasal PSH(rs=0.27, P=0.024)than eyes with limited FD. Eyes with extensive FD were associated with a worse BCVA at M0(P=0.013)and M6(P=0.030)than eyes with limited FD. Extensive FD(β=-0.295, P=0.042)and BCVA at M0(β=0.669, P<0.001)were risk factors for a worse BCVA at M6.CONCLUSION: There are several pathogenetic mechanisms in MTM. ILM detachment may exert a dominant role in the development of FD and FS, while ERM may have a role in LMH. Vitrectomy combined with ILM peeling improved functional and anatomical outcomes in MTM patients. Eyes with extensive FD may carry a poor prognosis.
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Aim To explore the effeet of salvianolic aeirl B on liver inflammation in atheroselerosis model mice and its mechanism.Methods Thirty-two male LDLR mice were randomly divided into control group, model group, salvianolic acid B group, and ator- vastatin group.The control group was fed with ordinary feed, and the other groups were fed with high-fat feed for 12 weeks.The control group and the model group were injected intraperitoneally with normal saline, the salvianolic acid B group was injected intraperitoneally with the salvianolic acid B solution,and the atorvastatin group was given intragastrically with atorvastatin solution for 12 weeks.Biochemical detection methods were used to detect the serum TC, TG, AST and ALT values of mice.Oil red 0 staining was used to observe mouse aortic sinus plaque area, and HE staining was used to observe pathological changes of mouse liver.ELISA and RT-PCR methods were used to detect serum IL- 1 p, 1L-6,and TNF-ot levels,and 1L-1 (3, 1L-6,and TNF-a mRNA in liver.Western blot was used to determine the protein expression of VCAM, iNOS, JNK, p38, ERK1/2, IkB, and NF-kB in mouse liver tissues.Results Compared with model group, salvianolic acid B and atorvastatin reduced the levels of serum TC, TG, AST,and ALT in mice ( P <0.05 ) ,reduced the plaque area of aorta in mice, and improved the pathological changes of liver tissues,and down-regulated mouse serum IL-l (3, IL-6, TNF-cx content and mRNA levels (P < 0.05 ).Salvianolic acid B reduced the protein levels of VCAM and iNOS in liver tissues of mice,as well as the phosphorylation levels of JNK, p38 , ERK1/2 , IkB , and NF-kB proteins ( P <0.05 ).Conclusions Salvianolic acid B reduces liver inflammation in atherosclerotic model mice,which may be related to its inhibition of MAPKs/NF-kB signaling pathway.
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OBJECTIVE@#To explore the role of salt-inducible kinase 2 (SIK2) in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury in rats.@*METHODS@#Fifteen male SD rats were randomized equally into sham operation group, myocardial IR model group, and SIK2 inhibitor group (in which the rats were treated with intravenous injection of 10 mg/kg bosutinib via the left femoral vein 24 h before modeling). Ultrasound was used to detect the cardiac function of the rats, and myocardial pathologies were observed with HE staining. Transmission electron microscopy was used to observe autophagy of myocardial cells, and Western blotting was performed to detect the contents of the autophagy-related proteins SIK2, LC3B, Beclin-1, p62 and the expressions of p-mTOR, mTOR, p-ULK1, and ULK1 in myocardial tissue.@*RESULTS@#Myocardial IR injury significantly increased the number of autophagosomes (P < 0.05) and the expression of SIK2 protein (P < 0.01) in the myocardial tissues. Treatment with bosutinib before modeling obviously lowered the expression of SIK2 protein (P < 0.01), alleviated myocardial pathologies, and reduced the number of autophagosomes (P < 0.05) in the myocardial tissue. The rats with myocardial IR injury showed obviously lowered LVEF and FS values (P < 0.001), which were significantly improved by bosutinib treatment (P < 0.05); no significant difference was detected in IVSDd or LVPWDd among the 3 groups (P > 0.05). Myocardial IR injury obviously increased the expressions of LC3-II/LC3-I and Beclin-1 proteins and lowered the expression of p62 protein (P < 0.01), and these changes were significantly rescued by bosutinib treatment (P < 0.05). The rat models of myocardial IR injury showed significantly increased expression of p-ULK1 (Ser757) (P < 0.01) and lowered expression of p-mTOR protein (P < 0.0001) in the myocardium, and these changes were obviously reversed by bosutinib (P < 0.01 or 0.05); there was no significant difference in mTOR and ULK1 expressions among the 3 groups (P > 0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#SIK2 may promote autophagy through the mTOR/ULK1 signaling pathway, and inhibiting SIK2 can reduce abnormal autophagy and alleviate myocardial IR injury in rats.
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Animals , Male , Rats , Autophagy , Autophagy-Related Protein-1 Homolog/metabolism , Beclin-1/metabolism , Down-Regulation , Myocardial Reperfusion Injury , Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Signal Transduction , TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolismالملخص
OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the characteristics of 18F-FDG PET/CT images of multiple myeloma secondary extramedullary infiltration in order to improve recognition.@*METHODS@#Twenty-one patients with multiple myeloma secondary extramedullary infiltration confirmed by pathology or follow-up from January 2012 to October 2020 in the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China were retrospectively analyzed. All the patients underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging before treatment, and the PET/CT characteristics of extramedullary infiltration and bone marrow were analyzed.@*RESULTS@#Twenty-one patients included 12 males and 9 females, aged from 41 to 77 years old, with an average of 58.3±10.0; 9 cases of extramedullary infiltration involving lymph nodes; lung, stomach, spleen, and kidney were involved respectively in 2 cases; retroperitoneal, right auricle, subcutaneous nodule, and spinal meninges involvement were reported in each one case respectively. The maximum SUVmax value of extra-medullary lesions was 21.2, the minimum value was 2.1, and mean was 7.7±5.3. The maximum SUVmax value of bone marrow was 33.5, the minimum was 2.4, and mean was 6.6±3.6. There was no statistically significant difference in SUVmax value between extra-medullary lesions and bone marrow (Z=-1.195, P=0.232).@*CONCLUSION@#18F-FDG PET/CT not only has a good diagnostic value for multiple myeloma, but also a good evaluation value for secondary extramedullary infiltration, which provides reference for clinical treatment and prognosis.
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Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 , Multiple Myeloma/diagnostic imaging , Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography , Positron-Emission Tomography , Retrospective Studiesالملخص
Objective:To analyze the clinical application and main roles of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test (CPET) in patients with lung cancer based on the theory of the World Health Organization Family International Classifications (WHO-FICs). Methods:An evidence-based scoping review was implemented. Literatures related to the applications of CPET in patients with lung cancer were retrieved, from databases including PubMed, Web of Science, CNKI and Wanfang data; from January, 2013 to April, 2021. The indications, contraindications, motor dysfunction, pulmonary rehabilitation interventions, evaluation methods and indicators, and the environment factors of CPET applicated in patients with lung cancer was reviewed based on WHO-FICs framework. Results:This paper analyzed the included literatures from five aspects: the type of disease, functioning, pulmonary rehabilitation exercise interventions, functioning evaluation and environment factors. The major diseases included different pathological types of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (2C25), and the most common complication of lung cancer was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (CA22). The obstacles of CPET conducted in lung cancer patients mainly included physical structure and functional activities and participation obstacles. Pulmonary rehabilitation based on the CPET was divided into therapeutic, preventive and health promotion interventions. The evaluation tools and indicators were oxygen intake, carbon dioxide output, oxygen pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, electrocardiogram, Borg Scale, 6-minute Walking Test, the MOS Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), etc. The classification and description of environmental factors were provided. Conclusion:The application of CPET in lung cancer mainly included preoperative evaluation and prognosis prediction, exercise prescription formulation and exercise effect assessment, anti-cancer treatment impact assessment. Based on WHO-FICs theory system, the applications of CPET mainly involved NSCLC, and COPD was the most common complication of lung cancer. Pulmonary rehabilitation for lung cancer is function- and demand-oriented. Based on CPET evaluation results, individualized therapeutic, preventive and health promotion interventions are conducted to improve the overall function and optimize the health outcomes of patients with lung cancer.
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Objective:To observe the effect of Yangxin Tongmaifang (YXTM) on endogenous metabolites in the myocardial tissue of rats with coronary heart disease due to blood stasis based on the metabolomics approach, and to explore its mechanism in the treatment of heart blood stasis syndrome. Method:A rat model of chronic myocardial ischemia due to heart blood stasis was established via the high-fat diet combined with intragastric administration of vitamin D<sub>3</sub> and subcutaneous injection of isoproterenol (ISO), followed by the intervention with YXTM. The metabolites in the myocardial tissues of rats in the normal group (<italic>n</italic>=8), model group (<italic>n</italic>=8), and YXTM group (<italic>n</italic>=8) were detected by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry. The high-throughput metabolomics data were then subjected to multivariate statistical analysis using SIMCA 14.1, and the related metabolic pathways were analyzed with MetaboAnalyst. Result:The myocardial sample points of rats in the three groups were located in different areas of the elliptical confidence interval. The normal group and the model group were completely separated. There existed some crossovers and overlaps between the YXTM group and the normal group. The heart blood stasis syndrome model was proved successfully replicated from the perspective of metabolic profiling, and YXTM had the potential to promote the body to return to a normal state. After the intervention with YXTM, six differential metabolites changed significantly. Such metabolic pathways as valine, leucine, and isoleucine biosynthesis, pantothenate and coenzyme A (CoA) biosynthesis, valine, leucine, and isoleucine degradation, biosynthesis of aminoacyl-transfer RNA synthetases, and purine metabolism were involved. Conclusion:The therapeutic effect of YXTM on heart blood stasis syndrome in rats is related to the improved levels of myocardial endogenous metabolites, and its mechanism involves phospholipid metabolism, amino acid metabolism, energy metabolism, inflammatory response, and platelet activation and aggregation.
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Objective:To explore the mechanism of energy changes in the three stages of the formation of coronary heart disease due to blood stasis in rat model from the perspective of mitochondrial fusion-fission dynamic changes. Method:Thirty healthy male rats were divided into the blank control group (<italic>n</italic>=6) and model group (<italic>n</italic>=24) using SPSS 21.0 simple random sampling method. The rats in the blank control group were fed an ordinary diet, while those in the model group a high-fat diet. After seven days of adaptive feeding, the rats were treated with intragastric administration of vitamin D<sub>3</sub> (VitD<sub>3</sub>) at 300 000 U·kg<sup>-1</sup> and then at 200 000 U·kg<sup>-1</sup> 14 d later. The high-fat diet continued for 21 d, and six rats were randomly selected as samples for the pre-stage blood stasis syndrome group, followed by model verification and sampling. The remaining rats continued to receive the high-fat diet for 30 d, and six were randomly selected and categorized into the sub-stage blood stasis syndrome group, followed by model verification and sampling. The rest of rats were classified into the heart blood stasis syndrome group. While continuing the high-fat diet, they were also treated with multipoint subcutaneous injection of isoproterenol (ISO,5 mg·kg<sup>-1</sup>) for three consecutive days. One week later, the electrocardiogram (ECG) was recorded for determining whether the modeling was successful and the samples were taken at the same time. The changes in mitochondrial morphology and quantity were observed under a transmission electron microscope. The expression of mitochondrial dynamics-related proteins was measured by Western blot and the cellular localization of related proteins by immunofluorescence assay. Result:The levels of total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in the pre-stage and sub-stage blood stasis syndrome groups were significantly increased as compared with those in the blank control group (<italic>P</italic><0.05). The blood rheology index in the pre-stage blood stasis syndrome group was significantly elevated in contrast to that in the blank control group (<italic>P</italic><0.05). The three-layered membrane of the aorta in the blank group was intact. However, the tunica media of the pre-stage blood stasis syndrome group began to show obvious calcification, with a small number of inflammatory cells adhering to the intima. The subintima and media smooth muscles in the sub-stage blood stasis syndrome group exhibited cavity structures. The three-layered structure of the arterial wall in the heart blood stasis syndrome group was severely damaged. The ECG of the blank control group revealed the regular appearance of P wave,regular QRS waveform (no broadening or deformity), and no obvious ST-segment depression or elevation. The ECG of the pre-stage blood stasis syndrome group showed no obvious abnormalities as compared with that of the blank control group. In the sub-stage blood stasis syndrome group, the ECG showed an upward trend of the J point and slight ST-segment elevation, with the elevation≤0.1 mV. The ECG in the heart blood stasis syndrome group displayed significant ST-segment depression (>0.1 mV) and J point depression >0.1 mV. The mitochondria in the blank control group were normal in size and morphology, with clear and dense cristae, whereas those in the pre-stage blood stasis syndrome group were fusiform with sparse cristae. Some mitochondria in the sub-stage blood stasis syndrome group were significantly elongated, and even vacuole-like changes were present. In the heart blood stasis syndrome group, the mitochondria were ruptured. As demonstrated by comparison with the blank control group, the expression levels of mitofusin 2 (Mfn2), dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1), and fission protein 1 (Fis1) in the model group were significantly up-regulated (<italic>P</italic><0.05,<italic>P</italic><0.01). Compared with the pre-stage blood stasis syndrome group, the heart blood stasis syndrome group exhibited down-regulated Mfn2 (<italic>P<</italic>0.05). Compared with the blank control group and the pre-stage blood stasis syndrome group, the sub-stage blood stasis syndrome group and the heart blood stasis syndrome group displayed down-regulated optic atrophy 1(OPA1) (<italic>P</italic><0.05,<italic>P</italic><0.01). The Drp1 and Fis1 protein expression declined significantly in the sub-stage blood stasis syndrome group in comparison with that in the pre-stage blood stasis syndrome group (<italic>P</italic><0.05,<italic>P</italic><0.01). The expression levels of Mfn2 and Drp1 in the heart blood stasis syndrome group were lower than those in the sub-stage blood stasis syndrome group (<italic>P<</italic>0.01). The comparison with the blank control group showed that Mfn2 and OPA1 were extensively accumulated in mitochondria of both the pre-stage and sub-stage blood stasis syndrome groups, while the red-stained Mfn2 was significantly reduced in the heart blood stasis syndrome group. The Drp1/Fis1 fluorescence was weak in the blank group and the pre-stage blood stasis syndrome group but strong in the sub-stage blood stasis syndrome group and heart blood stasis syndrome group. Conclusion:The cardiomyocyte mitochondria dynamics changes with the change in energy demand of cardiomyocytes. Mfn2 is dominated by fusion effect in the early stage of the formation of coronary heart disease due to blood stasis. With the gradual development of this disease, Mfn2 begins to mediate mitochondrial autophagy. OPA1 plays a role in intimal fusion and cristae integrity. The decreased OPA1 expression is closely related to the accelerated progression of coronary heart disease differentiated into blood stasis syndrome. The process by which Drp1 and Fis1 separate damaged mitochondria to prepare for mitochondrial autophagy contributes to alleviating the imbalance between the energy demand and supply of human body.
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ZSP1601, a novel pan-phosphodiesterase inhibitor is in development for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. A physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model was developed to predict the pharmacokinetics of ZSP1601 in human. The PBPK model following intravenous and oral dose of ZSP1601 in rats and dogs was firstly built using preclinical in vitro and in vivo data. The PBPK model in human was then built based on models in animal. The in vitro-in vivo extrapolation (IVIVE) method and some allometric scaling methods were used to predict the clearance in human, respectively. The PBPK models using IVIVE and allometry of unbound CL plus the rule of exponents methods predicted the pharmacokinetics of ZSP1601 in healthy Chinese subjects successfully. The predicted parameters Cmax and AUC following single oral dose administration were within 0.5-2 folds of the observed data. The model was optimized and the final model was used to predict the pharmacokinetics of ZSP1601 in North European Caucasian, Geriatrics, Obese and Morbidly Obese, respectively. Animal studies were approved by the Animal Management and Use Committee of Suzhou AppTec Inc., and the approved No. is SZ20140916.
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Breast tumor has become one of the malignant tumors with the highest incidence, and is a serious threat to human health, especially to women. Chemotherapy is an important anti-breast tumor therapy, which can be used in almost every stage of breast tumor therapy alone or in the combination with surgery and radiation therapy. Alkaloids are a kind of ubiquitous natural products, and important active components of various medicinal plants. A large number of studies have shown that alkaloids could exert an anti-breast tumor effect by inhibiting proliferation, metastasis and angiogenesis, resisting mitosis, promoting apoptosis and autophagy, and triggering cell cycle arrest. The extensive anti-breast tumor effect makes alkaloids an important candidate drug source. This paper reviews the anti-breast tumor mechanism of natural products of alkaloids.
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Female , Humans , Alkaloids/pharmacology , Apoptosis , Autophagy , Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy , Cell Cycle Checkpoints , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Proliferationالملخص
This study investigated the effects of X-ray irradiation on primary rat cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) and its potential mechanism, as well as whether sodium tanshinone IIA sulfonate (STS) has protective effect on CFs and its possible mechanism. Our data demonstrated that X-rays inhibited cell growth and increased oxidative stress in CFs, and STS mitigated X-ray-induced injury. Enzyme-linked immuno-sorbent assay showed that X-rays increased the levels of secreted angiotensin II (Ang II) and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP). STS inhibited the X-ray-induced increases in Ang II and BNP release. Apoptosis and cell cycle of CFs were analyzed using flow cytometry. X-rays induced apoptosis in CFs, whereas STS inhibited apoptosis in CFs after X-ray irradiation. X-rays induced S-phase cell cycle arrest in CFs, which could be reversed by STS. X-rays increased the expression of phosphorylated-P38/P38, cleaved caspase-3 and caspase-3 as well as decreased the expression of phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK 1/2)/ERK 1/2 and B cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2)/Bcl-2 associated X protein (BAX) in CFs, as shown by Western blotting. STS mitigated the X-ray radiation-induced expression changes of these proteins. In conclusion, our results demonstrated that STS may potentially be developed as a medical countermeasure to mitigate radiation-induced cardiac damage.
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BACKGROUND: Cells cannot survive in the area 200 µm away from nutrients in vitro. Vascular network construction is crucial for thick tissue and organ regeneration in tissue engineering. Coaxial cell printing provides a new way to construct vascular-like channels in vitro. OBJECTIVE: To optimize the coaxial cell printing performance of bioink and to build the tissue-engineered scaffolds with vascular-like structure. METHODS: The aseptic sodium alginate solution was prepared by intermittent pasteurization and then frozen. Freeze-dried powder of aseptic silk fibroin was prepared from degummed silk and sealed. The thawed sodium alginate solution was added to the silk fibroin protein freeze-dried powder and human umbilical vein endothelial cells were added to prepare the bioink. The outer axis of the biological three-dimensional printer was connected with the bioink, and the inner axis was connected with the crosslinking agent. The scaffolds were prepared by coaxial printing, and performed by optical coherence tomography, scanning electron microscopy observation and tensile test. Coaxial scaffolds were made by freeze-preserved sodium alginate solution for 7 days with human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Coaxial scaffolds were also made by freeze-dried sodium alginate solution for 7 days with human umbilical vein endothelial cells and silk fibroin protein sealed for 6 months. The cell survival rate was detected by dead and alive staining after 24 hours of culture in vitro. Vascular-like scaffolds with series and parallel structures were designed and printed. The cell proliferation was detected after 1, 3, 7, 10, and 14 days of culture. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: (1) The optical coherence tomography showed that the maximum printing height of the bioink was 9 layers and the overall thickness was about 4.4 mm. Scanning electron microscopy showed that the outer wall of hollow fiber-filament of vascular-like scaffolds presented irregular strip-shaped crimp with micron-scale internal connected pore structure, while the inner wall of hollow fiber-filament had denser pore structure. (2) The elastic modulus of silk protein freeze-dried scaffold was higher than that of sodium alginate solution (P < 0.05). (3) The cell survival rate of scaffolds treated with sodium alginate solution for 7 days was (86.7±3.4)%, and that of scaffolds treated with silk protein freeze-dried powder for 7 days was (98.1±1.2)%, indicating that the sodium alginate solution freeze- preserved for 7 days was free of bacteria and the shelf-life of silk protein could be up to 6 months. (4) The proliferation activity of cells cultured with parallel structure for 7, 10, and 14 days was higher than that with series structure (P < 0.05). (5) These results imply that the scaffolds have good biocompatibility and mechanical properties.
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a prevalent and highly malignant cancer throughout the world. Effective treatment of this disease is impeded by the high rate of metastasis, recurrence, and chemoresistance. Recent studies have revealed the close relationship between the malignant phenotype of HCC and cancer stem cells (CSCs). Therefore, CSC-targeted therapy is considered a promising strategy to eradicate HCC. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) can be effective in preventing recurrence and metastasis of some advanced HCC. A growing amount of literature has discovered that extracts or compounds derived from TCM exert an anti-CSC effect. This review introduces some formulas and chemical compounds derived from TCMs that have been reported to inhibit CSCs of HCC; these TCM-related drugs may help to provide an alternative approach to help manage cancers, especially for HCC which has a great potential of metastasis, recurrence, and chemoresistance.
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Turmeric residue (TR), containing residual levels of curcumin, is a solid by-product waste generated after the extraction and separation of curcumin from turmeric root. A feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of TR on the survival of Chinese soft-shelled turtles (SSTs), Pelodiscus sinensis, under a high ambient temperature. A total of 320 female SSTs were assigned randomly to two diets: basal diet (the control group, n=160) and an interventional diet supplemented with 10% TR (the TR group, n=160). Our results demonstrated that supplementation of TR increased the SST survival rate by 135.5%, and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity of SST liver by 112.8%, and decreased the malondialdehyde (MDA) content of SST liver by 36.4%, compared to the control group. The skin of the SST fed TR showed a golden color. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis indicated that the concentrations of curcumin in TR and the skin of the SST fed TR were (1.69±0.30) and (0.14±0.03) μg/g, respectively. Our observation suggests that supplementation of TR increased the survival rate of SST under high ambient temperatures. We speculated that the increased survival rate and tolerance at the high ambient temperature were associated with the anti-oxidation activity of curcumin from TR. Moreover, curcumin in TR could be deposited in SST skin, which made it more favored in the market of China. Our findings provide new knowledge and evidence to effectively reuse TR as a feed additive in animal and aquatic farming.
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Animals , Female , Animal Feed , Antioxidants/pharmacology , Body Weight/drug effects , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid , Curcuma , Curcumin/analysis , Dietary Supplements , Hot Temperature , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Superoxide Dismutase/metabolism , Survival Rate , Turtles/physiologyالملخص
Osteonecrosis of the femoral head(ONFH), a refractory disease characterized by death of the osteocytes and the bone marrow due to inadequate blood supply caused by various mechanisms, usually leads to the collapse of the femoral head and malfunction of the hip joint. The crux is to diagnose ONFH early in the precollapse stage and prevent subsequent progression of collapsing through early interventions, thus delaying or avoiding the replacement of the hip joint. A number of joint salvaging operation treatments for early stage ONFH are available. However, there has been no consensus with regard to the ideal treatment. The main trend now is to unite core decompression with bone-grafting, tantalum rod, bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC) and other treatments. Also there are ways of osteotomy altering the angle of the femoral neck to relocate necrotic tissue from the weight-bearing segment. The implanting of tantalum rod remains controversial and the advent of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC) holds huge potential.
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A new lignan, tirpitzin A (17) together with 20 known compounds (1-16, and 18-21) were isolated from the ethyl acetate soluble fraction of ethanol extract of the aerial parts of Tirpitzia ovoidea. The structure of new compound was elucidated by means of spectroscopic analysis. Of the known compounds, 7-21 were isolated from Linaceae family for the first time. The pharmacological activity of the crude extracts was tested using a mouse inflammation model induced by dimethyl benzene. The results demonstrated that the ethyl acetate soluble fraction had anti-inflammatory activity. Moreover, the cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory activities of some compounds were studied. The new compound 17 showed moderate cytotoxic effect against BxPC-3 cell line (IC = 19.51μmol·L) and Compound 10 showed significant cytotoxicity against HepG2, HL-60, U87 and BxPC-3 cell lines with IC values in the range 4.2-8.3μmol·L. Additionally, Compounds 2, 10, 11, and 13 exhibited potent inhibitory effects on LPS-induced nitric oxide production in RAW 264.7 macrophages at the concentration of 50μmol·L.
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Animals , Humans , Mice , Anti-Inflammatory Agents , Chemistry , Pharmacology , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Survival , Disease Models, Animal , Diterpenes , Chemistry , Pharmacology , Toxicity , HL-60 Cells , Hep G2 Cells , Inhibitory Concentration 50 , Lignans , Chemistry , Pharmacology , Toxicity , Linaceae , Chemistry , Macrophages , Nitric Oxide , Metabolism , Plant Components, Aerial , Chemistry , Plant Extracts , Chemistry , Pharmacology , Toxicityالملخص
Four prenylated flavonoids compounds 1-4, named sinopodophyllines A-D, and a flavonoid glycoside (compound 13), sinopodophylliside A, together with 19 known compounds (compounds 5-12 and 14-24) were isolated from the fruits of Sinopodophyllum hexandrum. The structures of new compounds were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis, including HRESIMS, 1D and 2D NMR. Compounds 1-6, 9-11, and 14-17 were tested for their cytotoxicity against human breast-cancer T47D, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells in vitro, and compounds 2, 5, 6, 10 and 11 showed significant cytotoxicity (IC values < 10 μmol·L) against T47D cells.
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Humans , Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic , Chemistry , Pharmacology , Berberidaceae , Chemistry , Breast Neoplasms , Drug Therapy , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Proliferation , Flavonoids , Chemistry , Pharmacology , Fruit , Chemistry , Molecular Structureالملخص
Donafenib is the deuterium derivative of sorafenib, and is an anti-tumor drug in clinical trials. An accurate and sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method was developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of donafenib and its N-oxide metabolite in human plasma. The analytes and internal standards (sorafenib and sorafenib N-oxide) were extracted from plasma by protein precipitation with acetonitrile, and separated on a Gemini C18 (50 mm×2.0 mm, 5 μm) column using a gradient elution procedure. The mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile and 5 mmol·L-1 ammonium acetate (0.2% formic acid) at a flow rate of 0.7 mL·min-1. The total run time was 5.0 min. Positive electrospray ionization was performed using multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) with transitions of m/z 468.2→273.2 for donafenib and m/z 465.2→270.2 for its internal standard sorafenib, m/z 484.2→289.2 for donafenib N-oxide and m/z 481.2→286.2 for its internal standard sorafenib N-oxide. The standard curves were linear in the range of 5.00-5 000 ng·mL-1 for donafenib, and 1.00-1 000 ng·mL-1 for donafenib N-oxide. The method was validated and successfully applied to the pharmacokinetics study of donafenib tosylate tablets in volunteers.
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Anaprazole is a proton pump inhibitor clinically used for curing peptic ulcer. A rapid, sensitive and convenient LC-MS/MS method was first established for the determination of anaprazole in human plasma. d3, 13C-anaprazole was used as internal standard (IS). After extraction from human plasma by protein precipitation with acetonitrile, all components were separated on an Extend C18 column (100 mm×4.6 mm, 3.5 μm). The assay was linear over the concentration range of 5.00-3 000 ng·mL-1 (r2 > 0.995). The method was successfully applied to a pharmacokinetic study of 40 mg anaprazole enteric-coated tablets in 14 Chinese healthy volunteers under fasting or high fat diet conditions. Cmax was (1 020±435) ng·mL-1 and AUC0-t was (2 370±754) h·ng·mL-1 under fasting condition. And Cmax was (538±395) ng·mL-1 and AUC0-t was (1 610±650) h·ng·mL-1 under high fat diet condition. The plasma results suggest that the exposure of anaprazole is reduced by the high fat diet.
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A simple and rapid method was developed based on high performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) to determine sivelestat and its metabolite XW-IMP-A in human plasma. After a simple protein precipitation, the samples and internal standards were analyzed on a C18 column by a gradient elution program. The mobile phase consisted of 30% acetonitrile in methanol and 5 mmol · L(-1) ammonium acetate at a flow rate of 0.7 mL · min(-1). The mass spectrometric data was collected in multiple reaction monitoring mode (MRM) in the negative electrospray ionization. The standard curves were linear in the range of 10.0-15,000 ng · mL(-1) for sivelestat, and 2.50-1000 ng · mL(-1) for XW-IMP-A. The low limits of quantitation were identified at 10.0 and 2.50 ng · mL for sivelestat and XW-IMP-A, respectively. The intra- and inter-day precision were within 11.3% and 13.1% for sivelestat and XW-IMP-A, and accuracy was 0.3% and 0.6% for sivelestat and XW-IMP-A, within the acceptable limits across all concentrations. The method was successfully validated in the pharmacokinetic study of sivelestat in healthy Chinese volunteers.