Network pharmacology-based strategy to investigate the effect and mechanism of α-solanine against glioma.

Background: An anti-tumour activity has been demonstrated for α-solanine, a bioactive compound extracted from the traditional Chinese herb Solanum nigrum L. However, its efficacy in the treatment of gliomas and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the inhibitory effects of α-solanine on glioma and elucidate its mechanisms and targets using network pharmacology, molecular docking, and molecular biology experiments.

Novel role of PAF1 in attenuating radiosensitivity in cervical cancer by inhibiting IER5 transcription.

Background: Radiosensitivity is limited in cervical cancer (CC) patients due to acquired radiation resistance. In our previous studies, we found that immediate-early response 5 (IER5) is upregulated in CC cells upon radiation exposure and decreases cell survival by promoting apoptosis. The details on the transcriptional regulation of radiation-induced IER5 expression are unknown.

Author Correction: Synthesis and characterization of polyethylene glycol-phenol-formaldehyde based polyurethane composite.

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Synthesis and characterization of polyethylene glycol-phenol-formaldehyde based polyurethane composite.

A series of phenol-formaldehyde-polyethylene glycol polyether polyols (PF-PEGs) were synthesized through the condensation polymerization and etherification of phenol, formaldehyde, and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) under alkaline conditions and subsequently reacted with 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate to obtain polyurethane (PU) films using acetone as solvents. The influence of phenol and formaldehyde to PEG mass ratio ((P + F)/PEG) on the hydroxyl number of PF-PEGs and mechanical properties, thermal stabilities, crystallization behaviors, as well as microstructure of polyurethane composite films were studied using chemical analysis, mechanical tests, thermogravimetric analyses (TGA), dynamic mechanical analyses (DMA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning and transmission electron microscopies (SEM and TEM), respectively. Results demonstrated that PF-PEGs with (P + F)/PEG of 50/50 had the highest hydroxyl number of 323 mg K(OH)/g.

The Tissue Distribution of Four Major Coumarins after Oral Administration of Angelicae Pubescentis Radix Extract to Rats Using Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography.

Angelicae pubescentis radix (APR) is widely applied in treating rheumatoid arthritis in China. Coumarins are the major active compounds of APR extract including columbianetin, columbianetin acetate, osthole, and columbianadin. The behavior of the four major coumarins of APR has not been systematically reported.

Simultaneous Determination of Columbianadin and Its Metabolite Columbianetin in Rat Plasma by LC-MS/MS: Application to Pharmacokinetics of Columbianadin after Oral Administration.

Columbianadin and its metabolite columbianetin exhibited the anti-inflammatory, analgesic, calcium channel blocking and antitumor activities. To compare the differences between pharmacokinetics of columbianadin and its metabolite columbianetin after oral administration of pure columbianadin and (APR) extract, a simple and sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method was established and validated to simultaneously determine columbianadin and columbianetin in rat plasma. Two analytes and an internal standard (warfarin) were well separated and determined after liquid-liquid extraction with ethyl acetate.

LC-MS/MS determination and pharmacokinetic study of columbianadin in rat plasma after intravenous administration of pure columbianadin.

Background: Columbianadin, one of the active coumarins, is isolated from Radix Angelicae pubescentis which has been used as a traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of rheumatic diseases for thousands of years. A fast and sensitive method is required for the determination of columbianadin for pharmacokinetic studies. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method is a preeminent analytical tool for rapid biomedical analysis.

Ultra high performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detector and quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry coupled with discriminant analysis to evaluate Angelicae pubescentis radix from different regions.

A rapid and effective method was developed for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the major chemical constituents in Angelicae pubescentis radix by ultra high performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection and quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry. The chromatographic separation was achieved on an ACQUITY UHPLC BEH C18 column (2.1 × 100 mm, 1.

[Synthesis and characterization of dihydroeugenol acrylate].

Dihydroeugenol acrylate was synthesized by the reaction of acryloyl chloride (AC) with lignin mode compound dihydroeugenol (DH) in the presence of TEA and characterized by using FTIR, GC/MS, 1H-NMR and GPC. FTIR spectra showed that, after the esterification with acryloyl chloride, the intensity of stretching vibration peak of O-H (centered at 3 495 cm(-1)) of DH was disappeared. At the same time, a new peak appeared at 1 762 cm(-1) which was assigned to ester group.

Body mass index and risk of gastric cancer: a meta-analysis.

Objective: Overweight and obesity, indicated as increased body mass index, are associated with the risk of some cancers. We carried out a meta-analysis on published cohort and case-control studies to assess the strength of association between body mass index and gastric cancer.

Methods: Relevant studies were identified through PubMed, Web of Science and Medline electronic databases.

[Chemical structure of bioethanol lignin by low-temperature alkaline catalytic hydrothermal treatment].

In order to improve the reaction activity of bioethanol lignin, we investigated the activation of bioethanol lignin by a hydrothermal treatment method. Catalytic hydrothermal treatment of bioethanol lignin was performed at 180 degrees C for 3 h in the presence of alkaline solutions (NaOH, Na2 CO3, KOH and K2 CO3), the change in bioethanol lignin structures was studied comparatively by FTIR, 1H NMR,GPC and elemental analysis. FTIR spectra showed that after alkali hydrothermal treatment, the band at 1 375 cm(-1) attributed to the phenolic hydroxyl groups increased, and the band intensity at 1 116 cm(-1) attributed to the ether bond decreased.

The pharmacokinetics and oral bioavailability studies of columbianetin in rats after oral and intravenous administration.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: The roots of Angelica pubescens Maxim. f. biserrata Shan et Yuan (RAP) has been used as Traditional Chinese medicine to treat rheumatic disease in China since ancient times, but its action mechanisms was not well understood.

[Renewable resource-based composites of thermoplastic acorn starch and polycaprolactone: preparation and FTIR spectrum analysis].

Acorn starch was used as the main material. Thermoplastic acorn starch (TPAS) and binary composites of thermoplastic acorn starch(TPAS)/Polycaprolactone (PCL) were prepared by hot-melt extrusion method. The effects of different plasticizers such as ethylene glycol, glycerol, monoethanolamine, iminobisetnanol and triethanolamine on molecular structure of samples were studied by FTIR and XRD analysis.