Role of phosphoglucomutase in regulating trehalose metabolism in .

Phosphoglucomutase (PGM) is a key enzyme in glycolysis and gluconeogenesis, regulating both glycogen and trehalose metabolism in insects. In this study, we explored the potential function of phosphoglucomutase (PGM) using RNA interference technology in , the brown planthopper. and were found highly expressed in the midgut of brown planthoppers, with different expression levels in different instar nymphs.

Review of Anemone raddeana Rhizome and its pharmacological effects.

The chemical compositions of Anemone raddeana Rhizome, a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, were reviewed, along with its bioactivity and pharmacological properties and method improvements of extracting and detecting triterpenoid saponins. A. raddeana Rhizome is used to treat neuralgia and rheumatism, and is rich in triterpenoid saponins, most of which are pentacyclic, with oleanane as the nucleus.

[Study on the Fingerprint of Kingkong Zedoary Turmeric Oil].

Objective: To study the fingerprint of Zedoary Turmeric Oil (ZTO) as the bulk drug of Kingkong Elemene for making it safe, effective, stable, and controllable.

Methods: Fingerprints were detected by gas chromatography. β-elemene peak was regarded as reference peak (S).

Effervescence and graphitized multi-walled carbon nanotubes assisted microextraction for natural antioxidants by ultra high performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection and quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry.

In this article, effervescence and graphitized multi-walled carbon nanotubes assisted microextraction was first developed for the extraction of antioxidants in hawthorn samples. The use of an effervescent tablet composed of sodium dihydrogen phosphate, sodium carbonate and micro-scale carboxyl graphitized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (extraction sorbent) was the core of the method. In this study, ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrochemical detection and quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry was performed for qualitative and quantitative analyses of target analytes in hawthorn foodstuffs.

Trace matrix solid phase dispersion using a molecular sieve as the sorbent for the determination of flavonoids in fruit peels by ultra-performance liquid chromatography.

A simple, rapid, and highly selective trace matrix solid phase dispersion (MSPD) technique, coupled with ultra-performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet detection, was proposed for extracting flavonoids from orange fruit peel matrices. Molecular sieve SBA-15 was applied for the first time as a solid support in trace MSPD. Parameters, such as the type of dispersant, mass ratio of the sample to the dispersant, grinding time, and elution pH, were optimized in detail.

Trace-chitosan-wrapped multi-walled carbon nanotubes as a new sorbent in dispersive micro solid-phase extraction to determine phenolic compounds.

This report describes the use of trace-chitosan-wrapped multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CS-MWCNTs) as a sorbent material in dispersive micro solid-phase extraction (DMSPE), which was combined with ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry to analyze phenolic compounds in chrysanthemum tea and a chrysanthemum beverage. In this study, for the first time, CS-MWCNTs were used as a sorbent for this microextraction mode. Moreover, the proposed method exhibits the advantages of simplicity, rapidity, small sample amount and ease of operation.

Effervescent-salt-assisted dispersive micro-solid-phase extraction using mesoporous hybrid materials coupled with ultra-performance liquid chromatography for the determination of trace-level compounds in complicated plant preparations.

A novel effervescent-salt-assisted dispersive micro-solid-phase extraction using mesoporous hybrid materials was developed for the extraction of minute traces of constituents in complicated plant preparations. In this study, a special tablet containing carbon dioxide sources (sodium dihydrogenphosphate and sodium carbonate) and the sorbent (mesoporous hybrid materials) was prepared. The effects of different parameters influencing the extraction efficiency such as the concentration of salts, the type and concentration of mesoporous material, pH of diluent, and desorption solvents were investigated and optimized.

Highly sensitive analysis of flavonoids by zwitterionic microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography coupled with light-emitting diode-induced fluorescence detection.

A rapid zwitterionic microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography (ZI-MEEKC) approach coupled with light-emitting-diode-induced fluorescence (LED-IF, 480nm) detection was proposed for the analysis of flavonoids. In the optimization process, we systematically investigated the separation conditions, including the surfactants, cosurfactants, pH, buffers and fluorescence parameters. It was found that the baseline separation of the seven flavonoids was obtained in less than 5min with a running buffer consisting of 92.

[Effects of cyclic stretch on expression of cytokines and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in human pulmonary artery endothelial cell].

Objective: To observe the effects of cyclic stretch on expression of cytokines and adhesion molecules in human pulmonary artery endothelial cells (HPAECs), herein to provide a theoretical basis to ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI).

Methods: HPAECs were subjected to cyclic stretch by the Flexcell FX-5000T system at 0.5 Hz of 10% or 20% elongation for 3, 6, 12, 24 hours respectively.

[Effects of cyclic stretch on the induction of the transdifferentiation in human lung epithelial cells].

Objective: To investigate the effect of mechanical stretch induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human lung epithelial cells BEAS-2B in vitro.

Methods: The human lung epithelial cells BEAS-2B were subjected to cyclic stretch by the FX-5000T system at 0.33 Hz of 10% or 20% elongation for 24, 48 and 72 hours respectively.