Huntington-associated protein 1 inhibition contributes to neuropathic pain by suppressing Cav1.2 activity and attenuating inflammation.

Although pain dysfunction is increasingly observed in Huntington disease, the underlying mechanisms still unknown. As a crucial Huntington-associated protein, Huntington-associated protein 1 (HAP1) is enriched in normal spinal dorsal horn and dorsal root ganglia (DRG) which are regarded as "primary sensory center," indicating its potential functions in pain process. Here, we discovered that HAP1 level was greatly increased in the dorsal horn and DRG under acute and chronic pain conditions.

Downregulation of Nck1 After Spinal Cord Injury in Adult Rats.

Background: Nck1 is an important molecule that participates in many cellular processes, including neurite outgrowth, synaptic plasticity, and apoptosis. However, the expression and function of Nck1 in the spinal cord and spinal cord injury remain unknown.

Aims: To investigate the role of Nck1 in spinal cord injury.

Algae-Derived Anti-Inflammatory Compounds against Particulate Matters-Induced Respiratory Diseases: A Systematic Review.

Air pollution has recently become a subject of increasing concern in many parts of the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that nearly 4.2 million early deaths are due to exposure to fine particles in polluted air, which causes multiple respiratory diseases.

[Rapid determination of active components in Ginkgo biloba leaves by near infrared spectroscopy combined with genetic algorithm joint extreme learning machine].

Near-infrared spectroscopy(NIRS) combined with band screening method and modeling algorithm can be used to achieve the rapid and non-destructive detection of the traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) production process. This paper focused on the ginkgo leaf macroporous resin purification process, which is the key technology of Yinshen Tongluo Capsules, in order to achieve the rapid determination of quercetin, kaempferol and isorhamnetin in effluent. The abnormal spectrum was eliminated by Mahalanobis distance algorithm, and the data set was divided by the sample set partitioning method based on joint X-Y distances(SPXY).

Cycloartane triterpenoids from Actaea vaginata with anti-inflammatory effects in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages.

Five undescribed cycloartane triterpenoids, including two cycloartane trinor-triterpenoids, were isolated from a 70% ethanol extract of the whole plant of Actaea vaginata (Ranunculaceae), together with thirteen known cycloartane triterpenoids. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic techniques and quantum chemical calculations for intramolecular noncovalent interactions with reduced density gradient method. All compounds were evaluated for their anti-inflammatory effects by a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated nitric oxide (NO) production model in RAW264.

Triterpenoids from that Enhance Glucose Uptake in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes.

Four previously undescribed compounds, including three rarely occurring -dammarane triterpenoid glycosides and a pentacyclic triterpenic acid, were isolated from a 70% ethanol extract of the leaves of (Juglandaceae), along with eleven known triterpenoids. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic techniques, including 2D NMR and HRESIMS, as well as chemical methods. Among them, several triterpenoids enhanced insulin stimulated glucose uptake in both 3T3-L1 adipocytes and C2C12 myotubes.

[On-line detection of concentration process of Ganmaoling granules by near infrared spectroscopy combined with automatic control system].

Our research was designed for on-line detection of multi-index in the concentration process of Ganmaoling granules by integration of near infrared spectroscopy and automatic control system. First, on-line detection system was set up in the concentration tank for Ganmaoling granules production. Spectra were scanned and values of chlorogenic acid, linarin, solid content and relative density were measured.

[Application of near infrared spectroscopy combined with particle swarm optimization based least square support vactor machine to rapid quantitative analysis of Corni Fructus].

A novel method was developed for the rapid determination of multi-indicators in corni fructus by means of near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. Particle swarm optimization (PSO) based least squares support vector machine was investigated to increase the levels of quality control. The calibration models of moisture, extractum, morroniside and loganin were established using the PSO-LS-SVM algorithm.

Three-in-one agonists for PPAR-α, PPAR-γ, and PPAR-δ from traditional Chinese medicine.

Nowadays, the occurrence of metabolic syndrome, which is characterized by obesity and clinical disorders, has been increasing rapidly over the world. It induces several serious chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia, gall bladder disease, hypertension, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, stroke, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs), which have three isoforms: PPAR-α, PPAR-γ, and PPAR-δ, are key regulators of adipogenesis, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, and are potential drug targets for treating metabolic syndrome.

[Comprehensive quality control method for total flavonoid of Fructus Aurantii].

Objective: To establish a comprehensive quality control method for total flavonoid of Fructus Aurantii.

Methods: RP-HPLC and spectrophotometry were applied for the quantitative and fingerprint analysis of total flavonoid of Fructus Aurantii. The contents of naringin and neohesperidin were determined on an Agilent SB-C₁₈column (4.

[Influence of H2O2 on degradation of residual pesticides and constituents in Radix Sophorae Flavescentis].

Objective: To investigate the characteristic and influential factors of the degradation of residual pesticides and alkaloids in Radix Sophorae Flavescentis by H2O2.

Method: The spiked samples were treated in H2O2 in different reaction time, concentration and pH value. The pesticide residuals were determined by GC-MS, and the contents of alkaloids were determined by HPLC.

[Effect of griffithin on anticancer activity and apoptosis of cancer cells in vitro].

To study the anticancer activity of griffithin from Streptocaulon griffithii Hook. f. and its effect on apoptosis of cancer cells in vitro, the inhibitory effect of griffithin on cell proliferation was studied by MTT assay, the cell apoptosis was observed by AO/EB double decoration assay and flow cytometry.

[The effect of preparation method on the quality of shen-mai injection].

Objective: To investigate the effect of different preparation method on the quality of Shen-mai injection.

Method: The Shen-mai injection samples were prepared using three different methods. Fingerprints of Shen-mai extracts red ginseng, and its intermediates were obtained using an HPLC analytical procedure.

A sensitive and specific HPLC-MS method for the determination of sophoridine, sophocarpine and matrine in rabbit plasma.

A sensitive and specific method was developed for the determination of sophoridine (SRI), sophocarpine (SC) and matrine (MT) in rabbit plasma by HPLC-MS. After an administration of Kuhuang by injection, blood samples were collected and extracted with methanol. The extract solutions were analysed by HPLC-MS method.

[Simultaneous determination of 4 anthraquinones in Kuhuang injection by RP-HPLC].

Objective: To develop a new high-performance liquid chromatographic method for simultaneous quantitative determination of 4 anthraquinones in Kuhuang injection.

Method: The chromatographic separation was performed on a Lichrospher C18 column (4.6 mm x 250 mm, 5 microm,), A linear gradient elution of A (CH3COOH: H2O = 1:100) and B (CH3COOH: H2O: CH3CN = 1:20:80) was used.

[Study on the solubility changes of Rhizoma Coptidis' main chemical constituents influenced by the proportion of Rhizoma Coptidis and Fructus Evodiae].

Objective: To investigate the relationship between the solubility of Rhizoma Coptidis' main chemical constituents and the proportion of Rhizoma Coptidis and Fructus Evodiae.

Method: 9 samples were selected in which the proportion of Rhizoma Coptidis and Fructus Evodiae were 1:0, 6:1, 3:1, 2:1, 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:6 and 0:1, respectively. The samples' water-extracts were analyzed by RP-HPLC.

[Identification of the habitat of Ligusticum chuangxiong with chromatographic fingerprinting].

Objective: To establish the chromatographic fingerprinting for identifying the habitat of Ligusticum chuangxiong.

Method: HPLC system was applied to obtain the chromatograms of L. chuangxiong samples from different areas, and 15 peaks were measured from the chromatograms.

[Determination of amlodipine in CYP3A4 cDNA-expressed cells by HPLC].

Objective: To establish a RP-HPLC method for the determination of amlodipine after metabolism by cytochrome P450 cDNA-expressed cells.

Methods: The determination was performed on a C(18) reversed phase column with a mobile phase composed of acetonitrile phosphates buffer (45:55, v/v, pH 4.5) with UV detection (lambda250nm).

Enantioselective assay of S+ - and R- -propafenone in human urine by using RP-HPLC with pre-column chiral derivatization.

The enantioselective assay for S(+)- and R(-)-propafenone (PPF) in human urine that developed in this work involves extraction of propafenone from human urine and using S(+)-propafenone as internal standard, chiral derivatization with 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-beta-D-glucopranosyl isothiocyanate, and quantitation by an RP-HPLC system with UV detection (lambda=220 nm). A baseline separation of propafenone enantiomers was achieved on a 5-microm reverse phase ODS column, with a mixture of acetic acid (25:12:0.02,v/v) as mobile phase.

[Spectral analysis of maorenshen (Actinidia valvata) and its confusable materials].

This article reports the spectral analysis of Maorenshen (Actinidia valvata) and its confusable materials Actinidia chinennsis and Actinidia polygama by fluorescence test, ultraviolet spectrophotometry and fluorescence spectrophotometry. Strong green or blue fluorescence was observed at UV 254 nm in aqueous solutions of Actinidia chinesis and Actinidia polygama, and was barely seen in that of Maorenshen. There were also obvious differences among the ultraviolet spectra and fluorescence spectra of the extracted solutions of the three materials.

[A novel fingerprint method for quality evaluation of Chinese medicinal plants based on analytical data visualization].

Objective: To investigate new method for evaluating the quality of Chinese Medicinal Plants (CMP).

Method: A visualization technique for representing instrumental analytical data was developed by applying the fundamental of Data Visualization, with Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and spatial projection transformation, original IR spectral data were projected into a low-dimensional subspace so that the dimensionality of original data space was decreased and tiny fingerprint features were extracted. The data set in the subspace was visualized by means of two-dimensional grayscale images.