[Effects of herbivory on the clonal integration of and ].

Many alien invasive plants were clonal species. Examining the relationship between clonal integration characteristics and invasiveness of alien clonal plants is important for clarifying their ecological adaptability and invasion mechanisms. Here, with the invasive plant species and its native congener as the studying objects, we compared the effects of clonal integration on the growth and the biomass allocation of the apical ramets, basal ramets, and the whole fragment of both species under herbivory by the biocontrol beetle The results showed that under herbivory by , leaf number, stolon length, and ramet number of the apical ramets as well as the ground diameter of the whole fragment of were significantly higher under clonal integration treatment compared to that without clonal integration, whereas belowground biomass and total biomass of the basal ramets and the whole fragment of were conversely decreased by 78.

Garcinia Biflavonoid 1 Improves Lipid Metabolism in HepG2 Cells via Regulating PPARα.

Garcinia biflavonoid 1 (GB1) is one of the active chemical components of and is reported to be capable of reducing the intracellular lipid deposition, which is the most significant characteristic of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. However, its bioactive mechanism remains elusive. In the current study, the lipid deposition was induced in HepG2 cells by exposure to oleic acid and palmitic acid (OA&PA), then the effect of GB1 on lipid metabolism and oxidative stress and the role of regulating PPARα in these cells was investigated.

[Effects of above- and below-ground herbivore interactions on interspecific relationship between the invasive plant and its native congener ].

Biological invasion is a major threat to global biodiversity. The relative interspecific competition abilities of invasive species compared to those native species determine their invasion success. In this study, we examined the effects of the specialist leaf beetle and the nematode on the growth and interspecific relationship between the invasive plant and its native congener Compared without herbivory, nematode herbivory alone significantly reduced shoot height of by 28.

[Effects of ginsenoside Re on glucose absorption in Caco-2 cells].

Objective: To investigate the infection of ginsenoside Re on the absorption of glucose in Caco-2 cells.

Methods: The Ca-co-2 cells were incubated with phloretin and ginsenoside Re. LC-MS/MS was used to detect the absorption of glucose in cells through the stable isotope tracer technique, and to detect the GLUT2 protein and mRNA expression level.

[Effect of sijunzi decoction on the intestinal glucose absorption in model rats of Pi-qi deficiency syndrome: an experimental research].

Objective: To observe the effect of Sijunzi Decoction (SD) on the intestinal absorption of glucose in model rats of Pi-qi deficiency syndrome (PQDS).

Methods: PQDS rat model was established by subcutaneous injection of reserpine from the neck. The body weight and urine D-xylose excretion rates were measured.

Effects of parafibromin expression on the phenotypes and relevant mechanisms in the DLD-1 colon carcinoma cell line.

Background: Parafibromin is a protein encoded by the HRPT2 (hyperparathyroidism 2) oncosuppressor gene and its down-regulated expression is involved in pathogenesis of parathyroid, breast, gastric and colorectal carcinomas. This study aimed to clarify the effects of parafibromin expression on the phenotypes and relevant mechanisms of DLD-1 colon carcinoma cells.

Methods: DLD-1 cells transfected with a parafibromin-expressing plasmid were subjected to examination of phenotype, including proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, migration and invasion.

[Effects of Sijunzi Decoction on urine's xylose excretion rate and ATP in mucosa of spleen deficiency rats].

Objective: To observe the effects of Sijunzi Decoction on D-xylose excretion rate and ATP content in the mucosa membranes of small intestines of rats with spleen deficiency.

Methods: Spleen deficiency model rats were made by reserpine injection. D-xylose excretion rate was measured with p-bromoaniline method, and the ATP content of small intestines mucosa was detected with bioluminescence method.

Bioinformatics research on chronic superficial gastritis of Pi-deficiency syndrome by gene arrays.

Objective: To determine the bioinformatical characteristics of differential gene expression in patients with chronic superficial gastritis (CSG) with the Pi-deficiency syndrome (PDS) and those of the non-Pi-deficiency syndrome (non-PDS), i.e. patients of CSG with Pi-Wei dampnese-heat syndrome and healthy persons.

4,5-Bis(furoylsulfanyl)-1,3-dithiole-2-thione.

The title compound, C13H6O4S5, possesses crystallographically imposed mirror symmetry, with the atoms of the C=S group lying on the mirror plane. It is an example of the general formula [RCO]2(dmit), where R is a furan ring and dmit is 2-thioxo-1,3-dithiole-4,5-dithiolate. The components exhibit some polarization of their molecular-electronic structure.