Prevention of supercritical carbon dioxide fluid extract from Linnén on cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas progression following UV irradiation in mice.

Linnén (), a medicinal and food herb with various bioactive components, may be of beneficial use in cosmetics and the treatment of skin-related diseases. However, to date, few studies have been reported on its potential preventive and therapeutic effects on skin cancer. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effect and potential mechanism of action of supercritical carbon dioxide extract from (CI) on UV-induced skin cancer in a mouse model.

Asperuloside suppressing oxidative stress and inflammation in DSS-induced chronic colitis and RAW 264.7 macrophages via Nrf2/HO-1 and NF-κB pathways.

Background: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), which mainly include Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are chronic idiopathic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract for which effective pharmacological treatments are lacking or options are very limited.

Purpose: Here, we aim to investigate the therapeutic effects of an iridoid glycoside, asperuloside (ASP) on mice experimental chronic colitis induced by dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) and further explore underlying mechanisms in vitro and in vivo.

Methods: LPS-treated RAW 264.

Chemical Constituents from Sargassum fusiforme (Harv.) Setch.

Phytochemical investigation of Sargassum fusiforme (Harv.) Setch. led to the discovery of fifteen secondary metabolites, including three sterols, three monoterpenes, five nitrogenous compounds, two fatty acids, and two others.

[Inhibition of sanguinarine on S180 subcutaneously implanted tumors in mice].

Objective: To investigate the inhibition of sanguinarine on S180 sarcoma in mice and the effect of angiogenesis.

Methods: S180 subcutaneous implanted tumor model mice were randomly divided into six groups: control group, cyclophosphamide (CTX) group, sanguinarine (10, 20 and 40 mg/kg) groups and combination group. The mice were sacrificed on the 10th day to measure the tumor weight and volumes, and caculate the tumor growth inhibition.

[Study on absorption mechanism of genistein self-microemulsifying system in rat intestines].

Objective: To investigate the absorption mechanism of genistein self-microemulsifying system in rat intestines.

Method: The concentrations of phenol red and genistein by in situ perfusion in rats were determined by UV and HPLC, respectively. The effects of drug concentrations, pH, various intestinal segments and P-glycoprotein (P-gp) inhibitor verapamil on the absorption had been studied.