AIM:To evaluate the potential effectiveness of hydroxynaphthoquinone mixture(HM)in rats with 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid(TNBS)-induced colitis.METHODS:Colitis was induced by intracolonic administration of TNBS...AIM:To evaluate the potential effectiveness of hydroxynaphthoquinone mixture(HM)in rats with 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid(TNBS)-induced colitis.METHODS:Colitis was induced by intracolonic administration of TNBS(80 mg/kg,dissolved in 50%ethanol).Rats were treated daily for 7 d with HM(2.5,5,10 mg/kg)and mesalazine 100 mg/kg 24 h after TNBS instillation.Disease progression was monitored daily by observation of clinical signs and body weight change.At the end of the experiment,macroscopic and histopathologic lesions of rats were scored,and myeloperoxidase(MPO)activity was determined.We also determined inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-αlevel by ELISA,Western blotting and immunochemistry to explore the potential mechanisms of HM.RESULTS:After intracolonic instillation of TNBS,animals developed colitis associated with soft stool,diarrhea and marked colonic destruction.Administration of HM significantly attenuated clinical and histopathologic severity of TNBS-induced colitis in a dose-dependent manner.It abrogated body weight loss,diarrhea and inflammation,decreased macroscopic damage score,and improved histological signs,with a significant reduction of inflammatory infiltration,ulcer size and the severity of goblet cell depletion(all P<0.05 vs TNBS alone group).HM could reduce MPO activity.In addition,it also decreased serum TNF-αlevel and down-regulated TNF-αexpression in colonic tissue.This reduction was statistically significant when the dose of HM was 10 mg/kg(P<0.05 vs TNBS alone group),and the effect was comparable to that of mesalazine and showed no apparent adverse effect.The underlying mechanism may be associated with TNF-αinhibition.CONCLUSION:These findings suggest that HM possesses favourable therapeutic action in TNBS-induced colitis,which provides direct pharmacological evidence for its clinical application.展开更多
Objective To compare the effects of 2 dosage-forms (granular and decoction) of Arnebia euchroma (royle) Johnst (Arnebia EJ in short below) on medical abortion with that of mifepristone combined with misoprostol Met...Objective To compare the effects of 2 dosage-forms (granular and decoction) of Arnebia euchroma (royle) Johnst (Arnebia EJ in short below) on medical abortion with that of mifepristone combined with misoprostol Methods Totally 648 women, who had pregnancy of 38-45 d and were willing to terminate pregnancy with mifepristone and misoprostol, were randomly divided into 3 groups, each of which was respectively given granular of Arnebia EJ, placebo granular, or decoction of Arnebia EJ besides mifepristone and misoprostol. The abortion results, bleeding duration, menstruation recovery and side-effects were observed. Results Neither complete abortion rates nor average bleeding durations of the granular group and the decoction group were significantly different (P>0.05). The complete abortion rate and bleeding duration of the two groups were respectively higher and shorter than those of the placebo group (P<0.05). However, the menstruation recov- ery was not significantly different among the three groups (P>0.05). The decoction of Arnebia EJ caused significantly more nausea and vomiting than the other groups (P<0.05). Conclusion The granular form did not have the odor of Arnebia EJ, and caused much less nausea and vomiting compared with the decoction form. The granular and decoc- tion forms were equally effective in improving the results of medical abortion. There- fore it is necessary to conduct further studies on the granular form of Arnebia EJ.展开更多
1 INTRODUCTIONThe production of secondary metabolites using plant cells has been the subject of much inter-est in recent years.Despite that tremendous research efforts had been made in this topic,notmany products have...1 INTRODUCTIONThe production of secondary metabolites using plant cells has been the subject of much inter-est in recent years.Despite that tremendous research efforts had been made in this topic,notmany products have reached the commercial stage.It is generally acknowledged that the mainproblem in this field is the lack of basic knowledge of the biosynthetic routes,and the mechanisms found to bring about the production of such secondary metabolites.There are,however,some techniques that have beneficial effects on the production and ex-展开更多
为探讨真菌诱导子调控紫草素合成的分子机制,以新疆紫草无菌苗为试材,经尖孢镰刀菌、立枯丝核菌制备成的诱导子生物诱导后,对其根部进行RNA测序和分析。结果表明,与对照组比较,尖孢镰刀菌试验组差异表达基因1735个;立枯丝核菌试验组差...为探讨真菌诱导子调控紫草素合成的分子机制,以新疆紫草无菌苗为试材,经尖孢镰刀菌、立枯丝核菌制备成的诱导子生物诱导后,对其根部进行RNA测序和分析。结果表明,与对照组比较,尖孢镰刀菌试验组差异表达基因1735个;立枯丝核菌试验组差异表达基因1043个。GO(gene ontology)分析发现,2个试验组差异表达基因主要富集在细胞过程、细胞组分中膜和分子功能中催化活性等生物学过程。KEGG(kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes)分析发现,2个试验组在植物与病原菌互作、植物激素信号转导途径和苯丙素合成等通路均有大量差异表达基因富集。2个试验组差异表达情况相同的转录因子主要包括bHLH、AP2/ERF-ERF和LOB等,并发现参与紫草素合成及其正向调控的AeGHQH、AeDSH1、AeAP、AePAL、AeDI2、AePGT、AeHMGR、AeG10H基因在2个试验组均上调表达,其中尖孢镰刀菌试验组上调表达较显著。以上结果从分子水平探究了新疆紫草对真菌诱导子生物诱导的响应机制,为未来真菌诱导子应用于新疆紫草种植生产奠定了理论基础。展开更多
Arnequinol A(1),featuring an unprecedented 6/6/3 tricyclic carbon skeleton fused with a heptatomic oxo-bridge,together with arnequinone A(2)bearing a highly conjugated methyl-shifting benzogeijerene skeleton,were isol...Arnequinol A(1),featuring an unprecedented 6/6/3 tricyclic carbon skeleton fused with a heptatomic oxo-bridge,together with arnequinone A(2)bearing a highly conjugated methyl-shifting benzogeijerene skeleton,were isolated from Arnebia euchroma.Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectro-scopic methods and quantum chemical calculations of the 13 C nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR)data and electronic circular dichroism(ECD)spectra.The plausible biosynthetic pathways for 1 and 2 were presented.In in vitro test,compound 2 showed potent neuroprotective activity against serum-deprivation induced PC12 cell damage at a concentration of 10μmol/L.展开更多
基金Supported by National Program for Important New Drugs R and D,No.2011ZX9102-006-04Programs for Science and Technology Development and Plan of Yantai,No.2013ZH086
文摘AIM:To evaluate the potential effectiveness of hydroxynaphthoquinone mixture(HM)in rats with 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid(TNBS)-induced colitis.METHODS:Colitis was induced by intracolonic administration of TNBS(80 mg/kg,dissolved in 50%ethanol).Rats were treated daily for 7 d with HM(2.5,5,10 mg/kg)and mesalazine 100 mg/kg 24 h after TNBS instillation.Disease progression was monitored daily by observation of clinical signs and body weight change.At the end of the experiment,macroscopic and histopathologic lesions of rats were scored,and myeloperoxidase(MPO)activity was determined.We also determined inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-αlevel by ELISA,Western blotting and immunochemistry to explore the potential mechanisms of HM.RESULTS:After intracolonic instillation of TNBS,animals developed colitis associated with soft stool,diarrhea and marked colonic destruction.Administration of HM significantly attenuated clinical and histopathologic severity of TNBS-induced colitis in a dose-dependent manner.It abrogated body weight loss,diarrhea and inflammation,decreased macroscopic damage score,and improved histological signs,with a significant reduction of inflammatory infiltration,ulcer size and the severity of goblet cell depletion(all P<0.05 vs TNBS alone group).HM could reduce MPO activity.In addition,it also decreased serum TNF-αlevel and down-regulated TNF-αexpression in colonic tissue.This reduction was statistically significant when the dose of HM was 10 mg/kg(P<0.05 vs TNBS alone group),and the effect was comparable to that of mesalazine and showed no apparent adverse effect.The underlying mechanism may be associated with TNF-αinhibition.CONCLUSION:These findings suggest that HM possesses favourable therapeutic action in TNBS-induced colitis,which provides direct pharmacological evidence for its clinical application.
文摘Objective To compare the effects of 2 dosage-forms (granular and decoction) of Arnebia euchroma (royle) Johnst (Arnebia EJ in short below) on medical abortion with that of mifepristone combined with misoprostol Methods Totally 648 women, who had pregnancy of 38-45 d and were willing to terminate pregnancy with mifepristone and misoprostol, were randomly divided into 3 groups, each of which was respectively given granular of Arnebia EJ, placebo granular, or decoction of Arnebia EJ besides mifepristone and misoprostol. The abortion results, bleeding duration, menstruation recovery and side-effects were observed. Results Neither complete abortion rates nor average bleeding durations of the granular group and the decoction group were significantly different (P>0.05). The complete abortion rate and bleeding duration of the two groups were respectively higher and shorter than those of the placebo group (P<0.05). However, the menstruation recov- ery was not significantly different among the three groups (P>0.05). The decoction of Arnebia EJ caused significantly more nausea and vomiting than the other groups (P<0.05). Conclusion The granular form did not have the odor of Arnebia EJ, and caused much less nausea and vomiting compared with the decoction form. The granular and decoc- tion forms were equally effective in improving the results of medical abortion. There- fore it is necessary to conduct further studies on the granular form of Arnebia EJ.
文摘1 INTRODUCTIONThe production of secondary metabolites using plant cells has been the subject of much inter-est in recent years.Despite that tremendous research efforts had been made in this topic,notmany products have reached the commercial stage.It is generally acknowledged that the mainproblem in this field is the lack of basic knowledge of the biosynthetic routes,and the mechanisms found to bring about the production of such secondary metabolites.There are,however,some techniques that have beneficial effects on the production and ex-
文摘为探讨真菌诱导子调控紫草素合成的分子机制,以新疆紫草无菌苗为试材,经尖孢镰刀菌、立枯丝核菌制备成的诱导子生物诱导后,对其根部进行RNA测序和分析。结果表明,与对照组比较,尖孢镰刀菌试验组差异表达基因1735个;立枯丝核菌试验组差异表达基因1043个。GO(gene ontology)分析发现,2个试验组差异表达基因主要富集在细胞过程、细胞组分中膜和分子功能中催化活性等生物学过程。KEGG(kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes)分析发现,2个试验组在植物与病原菌互作、植物激素信号转导途径和苯丙素合成等通路均有大量差异表达基因富集。2个试验组差异表达情况相同的转录因子主要包括bHLH、AP2/ERF-ERF和LOB等,并发现参与紫草素合成及其正向调控的AeGHQH、AeDSH1、AeAP、AePAL、AeDI2、AePGT、AeHMGR、AeG10H基因在2个试验组均上调表达,其中尖孢镰刀菌试验组上调表达较显著。以上结果从分子水平探究了新疆紫草对真菌诱导子生物诱导的响应机制,为未来真菌诱导子应用于新疆紫草种植生产奠定了理论基础。
基金supported by the CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(No.2016-I2M-1-010,China).
文摘Arnequinol A(1),featuring an unprecedented 6/6/3 tricyclic carbon skeleton fused with a heptatomic oxo-bridge,together with arnequinone A(2)bearing a highly conjugated methyl-shifting benzogeijerene skeleton,were isolated from Arnebia euchroma.Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectro-scopic methods and quantum chemical calculations of the 13 C nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR)data and electronic circular dichroism(ECD)spectra.The plausible biosynthetic pathways for 1 and 2 were presented.In in vitro test,compound 2 showed potent neuroprotective activity against serum-deprivation induced PC12 cell damage at a concentration of 10μmol/L.
