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Objective:To study the effect of Aidi injection （AD） on the expression of cytochrome P450 isoenzyme 1A2，2E1，3A2，2C11（CYP1A2，2E1，3A2，2C11）mRNA and protein in rats with N-nitrosodiethylamine （DEN） chemically induced primary hepatocellular carcinoma（HCC）. Method:Three healthy SD male rats were randomly selected as the blank group， and the remaining rats were treated with DEN intermittently induced primary hepatocellular carcinoma rat model. After success of the model， the rats were randomly divided into model group and AD group， with 3 rats in each group. The rats in the blank group and model group were intraperitoneally injected with 10 mL·kg<sup>-1</sup> saline， while those in the AD group were intraperitoneally injected with 10 mL·kg<sup>-1 </sup>AD once a day， a total of 14 d intervention. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction（Real-time PCR） and Western blot were used to detect the mRNA and protein expressions of CYP1A2， CYP2E1， CYP3A2 and CYP2C11， respectively. Result:Real-time PCR results showed that after 14 days of drug administration， compared with the blank group， the mRNA expressions of CYP1A2， CYP2E1， CYP3A2 and CYP2C11 were all down-regulated in para-cancerous tissue （PCT） and cancerous tissue （CT） in model group， and there were significant differences （<italic>P</italic><0.05，<italic>P<</italic>0.01）. Compared with the model group， the mRNA expressions of the four subtype enzyme were significantly down-regulated in PCT in the AD group（<italic>P</italic><0.05，<italic>P<</italic>0.01）， while the mRNA expressions of the four subtype enzyme were significantly up-regulated in CT （<italic>P</italic><0.05）， and the expression was down-regulated overall. Western blot results showed that compared with the blank group， the protein expressions of CYP1A2， CYP2E1， CYP3A2 and CYP2C11 in CT of the model group were significantly down-regulated （<italic>P</italic><0.01）， and the protein expressions of CYP3A2 and CYP2C11 were significantly down-regulated in PCT （<italic>P</italic><0.01）. Compared with the model group， the protein expressions of CYP1A2， CYP2E1， CYP3A2 and CYP2C11 in CT and PCT were down-regulated in the AD group， but the differences were not statistically significant. Conclusion:AD can down-regulate the mRNA and protein expressions of CYP1A2， CYP2E1， CYP3A2 and CYP2C11 in rat liver tissues. In clinical use of AD， attention should be paid to drug interactions that may be caused by CYP450 enzyme inhibition.
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Objective To discuss the effect of Glycyrrhiza uralensis (G. uralensis) Fisch polysaccharide on growth performance and immunologic function in mice in Ural City, Xinjiang and to provide important data supporting the application of Glycyrrhiza polysaccharide. Methods A total of 100 Kunming mice aged 3 weeks old were randomly divided into 5 groups with 20 mice in each group (10 were females and 10 were males). About 0.5 mL normal saline was given to the mice of control group every day and 0.5 mL G. uralensis Fisch polysaccharide was given to the mice of other groups at the concentration of 1, 20, 50 and 100 mg/mL, respectively. The growth performance (average body weight, average daily feed intake and feed efficiency), immune organ indexes (spleen index and thymus index) and immunologic function (serum IL-2, CD4
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OBJECTIVE@#To discuss the effect of Glycyrrhiza uralensis (G. uralensis) Fisch polysaccharide on growth performance and immunologic function in mice in Ural City, Xinjiang and to provide important data supporting the application of Glycyrrhiza polysaccharide.@*METHODS@#A total of 100 Kunming mice aged 3 weeks old were randomly divided into 5 groups with 20 mice in each group (10 were females and 10 were males). About 0.5 mL normal saline was given to the mice of control group every day and 0.5 mL G. uralensis Fisch polysaccharide was given to the mice of other groups at the concentration of 1, 20, 50 and 100 mg/mL, respectively. The growth performance (average body weight, average daily feed intake and feed efficiency), immune organ indexes (spleen index and thymus index) and immunologic function (serum IL-2, CD4/CD8 and the activity of NK cells) of mice in each group were detected continuously.@*RESULTS@#The average body weight, feed efficiency, serum IL-2, CD4/CD8 and the activity of NK cells of mice were increased with the increase of administrated time after administrating G. uralensis Fisch polysaccharide and were reached up the largest level on Day 28. At the same time, each index was proportional to the given dose and was significantly higher than those of control group and reached up the largest level at the administrated dose of 100 mg/mL. After administrating G. uralensis Fisch polysaccharide, the spleen index and thymus index of mice were increased with the increase of administrated dose and the spleen index and thymus index of mice administrated with the dose of 100 mg/mL were maximum which was more than 1.51 times and 1.43 times of that in control group, respectively and the comparative differences showed statistical significance (P 0.05).@*CONCLUSIONS@#G. uralensis Fisch polysaccharide can significantly improve the growth performance and immunologic function of mice and laid a research basis for the clinical application of G. uralensis Fisch polysaccharide.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effect and the potential mechanism of Senegenin (Sen) against injury induced by hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) in highly differentiated PC12 cells.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The cultured PC12 cells were treated with H/R in the presence or absence of Sen (60 μmol/L). Four groups were included in the experiment: control group, H/R group, H/R+Sen group and Sen group. Cell viability of each group and the level of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in culture medium were detected for the pharmacological effect of Sen. Hoechst 33258 staining and annexin V/propidium iodide double staining were used to analyze the apoptosis rate. Moreover, mitochondrial membrane potential (△Ψm), reactive oxygen species (ROS) and intracellular free calcium ([Ca(2+)]i) were measured by fluorescent staining and flow cytometry. Cleaved caspase-3 and activity of NADPH oxidase (NOX) were determined by colorimetric protease assay and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, respectively.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Sen significantly elevated cell viability (P<0.05), decreased the leakage of LDH (P<0.05) and apoptosis rate (P<0.05) in H/R-injured PC12 cells. Sen maintained the value of △Ψm (P<0.05) and suppressed the activity of caspase-3 (P<0.05). Moreover, Sen reduced ROS accumulation P<0.05) and [Ca(2+)]i increment (P<0.05) by inhibiting the activity of NOX (P<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Sen may exert cytoprotection against H/R injury by decreasing the levels of intracellular ROS and [Ca(2+)]i, thereby suppressing the mitochondrial pathway of cellular apoptosis.</p>
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Animals , Rats , Apoptosis , Calcium , Metabolism , Caspase 3 , Metabolism , Cell Hypoxia , Cell Nucleus , Metabolism , Drugs, Chinese Herbal , Pharmacology , Flow Cytometry , Fluorescence , Intracellular Space , Metabolism , Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial , NADPH Oxidases , Metabolism , Neuroprotective Agents , Pharmacology , Oxygen , Pharmacology , PC12 Cells , Reactive Oxygen Species , Metabolism , Staining and LabelingABSTRACT
The present study was designed to determine the effects of copy number variations (CNVs) of squalene synthase 1(SQS1) gene on the mevalonate (MVA) pathway. SQS1 gene from G. uralensis (GuSQS1) was cloned and over-expressed in Pichia pastoris GS115. Six recombinant P. pastoris strains containing different copy number of GuSQS1 were constructed. HPLC was used to assay the level of ergosterol in all transgenic P. pastoris strains containing GuSQS1. HPLC analysis showed that the contents of ergosterol in all of the transgenic P. pastoris containing GuSQS1 were higher than that in the negative control. And with the increase of copy number of GuSQS1, the content of ergosterol showed an increasing-decreasing-increasing pattern. The contents of ergosterol in 10-copy-GuSQS1 P. pastoris and 47-copy-GuSQS1 P. pastoris were significantly higher than that in the rest recombinant P. pastoris strains. In conclusion, the CNVs of GuSQS1 influence the content of secondary metabolites in the MVA pathway. The present study provides a basis for over-expressing GuSQS1 and increasing the content of glycyrrhizin in G. uralensis cultivars.