Desmodium caudatum (Thunb.) DC. Extract Attenuates Hyperuricemia-Induced Renal Fibrosis via Modulating TGF-β1 Pathway and Uric Acid Transporters: Evidence from In Vitro and In Vivo Studies.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Desmodium caudatum (Thunb.) DC., a traditional Chinese medicinal herb, has been used to treat conditions such as rheumatic back pain, diarrhea, jaundice-related hepatitis, and abscesses; it also serves as an anthelmintic.

Thermally Induced trans-to-cis Isomerization and Its Photoinduced Reversal Monitored using Absorption and Luminescence: Cooperative Effect of Metal Coordination and Steric Substituent.

For ethene derivatives with large groups the cis-isomer is often quite unstable and unavailable. Herein, we report an exception of two stable coordination complexes, (cis-L)ZnCl , starting from trans-1,2-bis(1-R-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)ethene (R=H, L1; R=CH , L2) ligands under solvothermal condition (T ≥140 °C). Using the intensity of the absorption and luminescence spectra as probes we proposed its progressive cis-to-trans reversal upon irradiation with UV light, which was confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD).

[Eleven fatal cases with A H1N1 influenza in Tianjin].

Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics of fatal cases with confirmed A H1N1 influenza so as to improve the diagnosis and treatment of this severe disease.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 11 fatal cases with A H1N1 influenza in Tianjin between September 1 and November 4 2009.

Results: There were 6 males and 5 females with a median age of 25 (21 - 36) years old.

[Biological effect of gamma-rays and LPS on the murine macrophage cell line RAW264.7 in mice].

Aim: To explore the effect of activating the murine macrophage cell line RAW264.7 by both gamma-rays and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and to study the expression of calcium-binding protein S100A8 induced by gamma-rays and LPS.

Methods: The RAW264.

Reliability and validity of Job Content Questionnaire in Chinese petrochemical employees.

To evaluate psychometric properties the Chinese (mainland) version of the 30-item Job Content Questionnaire was administered to 889 employees in 4 industries of PetroChina. A retest at 3 months with 296 randomly chosen employees showed reliabilities ranged from .76 to .