[Effect of Panax notoginseng saponins on liver drug metablic enzyme activity, mRNA and protein expressions in rats].

To study the effect of Panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) on liver drug metabolic enzyme activity, mRNA and protein expressions in rats. Male Wistar rats were randomly divided into nine groups. After administration of the test drugs, their liver microsomes, liver total RNA and total protein were extracted to detect the regulating effect of PNS on liver drug metabolic enzyme activity-related subtype enzymatic activity, mRNA and protein expression by substrate probe, quantitative PCR and Western Blot technology.

Chitosan-poly(m-phenylenediamine)@Fe₃O₄ nanocomposite for magnetic solid-phase extraction of polychlorinated biphenyls from water samples.

A extraction medium based on chitosan-poly(m-phenylenediamine) (CS-PPD) @Fe3O4 nanocomposite was synthesized by chemical polymerization of m-phenylenediamine in the presence of chitosan coated magnetic nanocomposite, and for the first time, used as the sorbent for the magnetic solid-phase extraction (MSPE) of seven polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB28, PCB52, PCB101, PCB118, PCB138, PCB153, and PCB180) at trace levels in water samples. Gas chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) was used for PCBs quantification and detection. Several factors related to MSPE efficiencies, such as type and amount of sorbent, extraction time, sample pH, and desorption conditions were investigated.

Luminescent 2D bismuth-cadmium-organic frameworks with tunable and white light emission by doping different lanthanide ions.

The first luminescent Bi-Cd-organic framework, Bi2Cd(2,6-pdc)4(H2O)2·H2O (2,6-H2pdc = pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylate), has been synthesized by using bismuth (Bi) oxides and cadmium (Cd) salts as metal sources under hydrothermal conditions. Tunable and white light luminescence was obtained through the doping of different Ln(3+) ions into the Bi-Cd-organic framework.

Ferulic acid protects lymphocytes from radiation-predisposed oxidative stress through extracellular regulated kinase.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to investigate the radioprotective effect of ferulic acid (FA) on irradiated lymphocytes and discover the possible mechanisms of protection.

Materials And Methods: Lymphocytes were pretreated for 12 h with FA (0.001-0.