Metabolic profile of esculin in rats by ultra high performance liquid chromatography combined with Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry.

Esculin, a coumarin derivative found in Fraxinus rhynchophylla, has been reported to possess multiple biological activities. This present study is designed to investigate the metabolic profile of esculin in vivo based on ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled to Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (UHPLC-FT-ICR-MS) for the first time. After oral administration of esculin (100 mg/kg) for rats, plasma, urine, feces and bile samples were collected to screen metabolites.

Overexpression of DEK is an indicator of poor prognosis in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma.

Increased expression of the human DEK proto-oncogene (DEK) gene has been associated with numerous human malignancies. The DEK protein is associated with chromatin reconstruction and gene transcription, and is important in cell apoptosis. The present study aimed to elucidate the role of DEK with regard to gastric adenocarcinoma tumor progression and patient prognosis.

Clinical implications of insulin-like growth factor II mRNA-binding protein 3 expression in non-small cell lung carcinoma.

In order to examine the role of insulin-like growth factor II mRNA-binding protein 3 (IMP3) expression for the prognostic evaluation of non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), a total of 186 breast cancer patients, with adjacent non-tumor lung tissues, were selected for immunohistochemical staining of IMP3 protein. The NSCLC tissues and paired adjacent non-tumor tissues of six patients were quantified using reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The correlations between IMP3 overexpression and the clinical features of NSCLC were evaluated using the χ test and Fisher's exact test.

Decontamination of organochlorine pesticides residue and heavy metal in Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch by SFE.

A method involving the simultaneous extraction and decontamination of 12 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and seven heavy metals (HM) from Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch was established using supercritical fluid extraction (SFE). A gas chromatography (GC) method with electron capture detection was employed for the determination of the OCPs. The quantitative determination of active constituents (iridoid glycoside and catalpol) in Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch was detected by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).