[Pharmacokinetics and bioavailability of sustained-release tablets of matrine in dogs].

Objective: To study the pharmacokinetics and bioavailability of sustained-release tablets of Matrine in dogs.

Methods: 6 dogs were randomly assigned to receive sustained-release tablets or commercial capsules 300 mg, then a crossover trial was conducted 1 week later. Plasma samples were taken at different time points and the plasma concentration of Oxymatrine and Matrine in dogs was determined by HPLC.

Metabolic engineering of artemisinin biosynthesis in Artemisia annua L.

Artemisinin, a sesquiterpene lactone isolated from the Chinese medicinal plant Artemisia annua L., is an effective antimalarial agent, especially for multi-drug resistant and cerebral malaria. To date, A.

Paclitaxel-loaded poly(n-butylcyanoacrylate) nanoparticle delivery system to overcome multidrug resistance in ovarian cancer.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to test the ability of paclitaxel-loaded poly(butylcyanoacrylate) (PBCA) nanoparticles to overcome multidrug resistance (MDR) in human ovarian resistant cells (A2780/T) and investigate its possible mechanism.

Methods: We prepared paclitaxel-loaded PBCA nanoparticles by interfacial polymerization method. The physicochemistry of the nanoparticles was characterized.

Acoustic method for obtaining the pressure reflection coefficient using a half-wave layer.

This paper describes a method for obtaining the pressure reflection coefficient by using a half-wave layer. Two transducers were placed in reference liquid and test liquid respectively. The reference and test liquid were separated by the thin half-wave layer.

Isolation of the 5'-end of plant genes from genomic DNA by TATA-box-based degenerate primers.

We report a rapid and simple method for isolating the 5'-end of plant genes from genomic DNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with TATA-box-based degenerate primers (TDPs). The TDPs were specially designed according to the TATA box, which is conserved in the promoter region of most plant genes. The unknown 5'-ends of several genes in different plants were isolated by PCR with gene-specific primers of the known core fragment and the TDPs.

[Quantitative determination of podophyllotoxin in dermal and blood microdialysis samples of rats by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry].

Objective: To develop and validate a sensitive method for quantitative analysis of podophyllotoxin in blood and dermal microdialysis samples of rats based on liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UFLC-MS-MS).

Methods: The microdialysis samples were prepared by liquid-liquid extraction using ethyl acetate with etoposide as the internal standard (IS). Podophyllotoxin was separated with an Agilent ZORBAX XDB-C18 column (2.

[Effect of imatinib at different concentrations on rat C6 glioma cell apoptosis and cell cycle].

Objective: To investigate the effect of imatinib on rat C6 glioma cell apoptosis and cell cycle.

Methods: MTT assay was used to determine the OD value of C6 glioma cells following treatment with imatinib at different concentrations (0.156, 10 and 15 micromo/L) for 24, 48 and 72 h.

[Preparation of paclitaxel-loaded polybutylcyanoacrylate nanoparticles].

Objective: To evaluate the effect of different preparation methods on the encapsulation efficiency (EE) and drug loading (DL) of paclitaxel-loaded polybutylcyanoacrylate nanoparticles (PTX-PBCA-NPs) and optimize the preparation of PTX-PBCA-NPs.

Methods: With DL and EE as the major indexes, the qualities of PTX-PBCA-NPs produced by the interfacial polymerization and emulsion polymerization method were compared. The optimized prescription was obtained by orthogonal design.

[Therapeutic effects of three topical remedies on periodontitis].

Objective: To compare the therapeutic effects of minocycline, metronidazole and iodine glycerin on periodontitis.

Methods: A total of 123 patients were randomly divided into 3 groups to receive the 3 topical remedies administered into the periodontal pockets. The total response rate of the 3 treatments was calculated, and the changes in GI, PL I, PD and BO P were observed.

[Preparation of lidocaine nanoemulsion and its transdermal absorption by rat skin ex vivo].

Objective: To prepare lidocaine nanoemulsion and investigate its transdermal delivery ability in vitro.

Methods: The optimal Km (surfactant/cosurfactant) value and the component proportion were determined by pseudoternary phase diagrams combined with Origin software analysis. The diameter and distribution range were detected by Zeta particle size analysis instrument, and the morphology of the nanoemulsion was observed by electron microscope.

Isolation and characterization of AaWRKY1, an Artemisia annua transcription factor that regulates the amorpha-4,11-diene synthase gene, a key gene of artemisinin biosynthesis.

Amorpha-4,11-diene synthase (ADS) of Artemisia annua catalyzes the conversion of farnesyl diphosphate into amorpha-4,11-diene, the first committed step in the biosynthesis of the antimalarial drug artemisinin. The promoters of ADS contain two reverse-oriented TTGACC W-box cis-acting elements, which are the proposed binding sites of WRKY transcription factors. A full-length cDNA (AaWRKY1) was isolated from a cDNA library of the glandular secretory trichomes (GSTs) in which artemisinin is synthesized and sequestered.

Simulataneous pentachlorophenol decomposition and granular activated carbon regeneration assisted by dielectric barrier discharge plasma.

An integrated granular activated carbon (GAC) adsorption/dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) process was applied to the treatment of high concentration pentachlorophenol (PCP) wastewater. The PCP in water firstly was adsorbed onto GAC, and then the degradation of PCP and regeneration of exhausted GAC were simultaneously carried out by DBD. The degradation mechanisms and products of PCP loaded on GAC were analyzed by EDX, FT-IR and GC-MS.

Secondary metabolic profiling and artemisinin biosynthesis of two genotypes of Artemisia annua.

Artemisinin has been proven to be an effective antimalarial compound, especially for chloroquine-resistant and cerebral malaria. However, its biosynthesis pathway is still not completely clear. In order to get new clues about artemisinin biosynthesis, metabolic profiling by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was applied to compare the secondary metabolites of two Artemisia annua L.

Salicylic acid activates artemisinin biosynthesis in Artemisia annua L.

This paper provides evidence that salicylic acid (SA) can activate artemisinin biosynthesis in Artemisia annua L. Exogenous application of SA to A. annua leaves was followed by a burst of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the conversion of dihydroartemisinic acid into artemisinin.

Identification of a Polygonum cuspidatum three-intron gene encoding a type III polyketide synthase producing both naringenin and p-hydroxybenzalacetone.

Benzalacetone synthase (BAS) is a member of the plant-specific type III PKS superfamily that catalyzes a one-step decarboxylative condensation of 4-coumaroyl-CoA with malonyl-CoA to produce p-hydroxybenzalacetone. In our recent work (Ma et al. in Planta 229(3):457-469, 2008), a three-intron type III PKS gene (PcPKS2) was isolated from Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb.

[Effect of Glycyrrhiza inflata and Daphne genkwa on permeabilities of rhodamine 123, a P-glycoprotein substrate across rat jejunum membranes in vitro].

Objective: To investigate the modulation of Glycyrrhiza inflata and Daphne genkwa on the permeability characteristics of rhodamine 123 (R123), one P-glycoprotein (P-gp) substrate, across the jejunum membranes. And then approach the possible permeability mechanism of the drugs after co-administration of G. inflata and D.

[Dorsal approach and pi-shaped plate for treatment of distal radius fracture].

Objective: To summarize the experiences in the treatment of distal radius fracture by locking pi-shaped plate internal fixation.

Methods: All the 32 cases (left 11, right 21) of unstable fractures of distal radius treated by locking pi plate fixation. Among them, 11 were male and 21 female with an average age of 36 years (range, from 23 to 67 years).

[Desulphurization with multi-needle-water film electrodes by corona discharge].

The study of this paper adopted stainless steel multi-needle as a high voltage electrode system, and water film as low voltage electrode. The electrodes were supplied with negative DC high voltage. Polluted gas containing sulfur dioxide (SO2) flowed into the corona discharge field from the center of the high voltage electrode system in an axis direction, then get across the water surface.

A novel type III polyketide synthase encoded by a three-intron gene from Polygonum cuspidatum.

A type III polyketide synthase cDNA and the corresponding gene (PcPKS2) were cloned from Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb. et Zucc. Sequencing results showed that the ORF of PcPKS2 was interrupted by three introns, which was an unexpected finding because all type III PKS genes studied so far contained only one intron at a conserved site in flowering plants, except for an Antirrhinum majus chalcone synthase gene.

Permeabilities of rebamipide via rat intestinal membranes and its colon specific delivery using chitosan capsule as a carrier.

Aim: To investigate the permeability characteristics of rebamipide across intestinal mucosa, and examine the effects of some absorption enhancers on the permeability across the colonic tissue. Another purpose is to demonstrate the colon-specific delivery of rebamipide with or without absorption enhancers using chitosan capsule as a carrier.

Methods: The permeability of rebamipide was evaluated using an in vitro diffusion chamber system, and the effects of some absorption enhancers on the permeability via colon were further investigated.

[Permeabilities of rebamipide via different intestinal mucosa in the diffusion chamber in vitro].

The objective of this study is to investigate the permeabilities of rebamipide across the jejunal, ileal and colonic membranes in rat. The permeability (Papp) of rebamipide via rat intestinal membranes at concentration of 80 micromol L(-1) was evaluated by an in vitro diffusion chamber system after the membranes were isolated from the rat intestine. And the concentration of rebamipide in the receptor was determined by HPLC.

[Growth inhibition of Microcystis aeruginosa in packed-bed discharge plasma Reactor].

The paper discussed the effect of the gas flow rate and the addition of glass pellets dielectric on the growth inhibition of Microcystis aeruginosa (M. aeruginosa) and the concentration of hydrogen peroxide, the effect of energy input and pH on the growth inhibition of M. aeruginosa and the effect of packed-bed reactor on the algal Chl-a and cell density.

[Effects of podophyllotoxin solid lipid nanoparticles on proliferation and apoptosis of cervical carcinoma cells].

Objective: To evaluate the anti-proliferative and apoptosis-inducing effect of podophyllotoxin solid lipid nanoparticles (PDP-SLN) in human cervical carcinoma cells in vitro.

Methods: Hela cells were treated with PDP and PDP-SLN at different concentrations (0.0005-5 micromol/L), and the proliferation of the cells was assessed using MTT assay and the apoptotic index was determined by flow cytometry.

[Effect of Tween-80 on the permeability of rhodamine 123, a P-gp substrate across rat intestinal membranes in vitro].

Objective: To investigate the effect of Tween-80 in modulating rhodamine123 (R123) permeability across the intestinal membranes.

Methods: The permeability of R123 or fluorescein sodium (CF) across isolated rat intestinal membranes at the concentration of 5 microg/ml was evaluated using an in vitro diffusion chamber system, in the presence or absence of Tween-80 at different low concentrations. The concentration of R123 or CF in the receptor chamber was determined using fluorospectrophotometry.