In this work, the content of flavonoid glycosides and astragalosides in a Chinese medicine injection was determined by using the magnetic dispersive solid phase extraction method coupled with high performance liquid c...
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In this work, the content of flavonoid glycosides and astragalosides in a Chinese medicine injection was determined by using the magnetic dispersive solid phase extraction method coupled with high performance liquid chromatography with an evaporative light-scattering detector (HPLC/ELSD). Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) modified by Fe3O4 nanoparticles obtained in a one-step synthetic procedure, were used as a sorbent to conveniently remove the analytes from water. Single factor experiments were performed to investigate the factors that affected the extraction efficiency, such as the hydroxyl content of the modified MWCNTs, the amount of sorbent, the type of elution solvent, the volume of elution solvent, sample pH and salting-out effect. Under the appropriate optimal conditions, the limits of detection (LODs) and limits of quantification (LOQs) for the three glycosides ranged from 0.16 mu g/mL to 0.60 mu g/mL and 0.58 mu g/mL to 1.24 mu g/mL, respectively. Moreover, the intra- and interday precision ranged from 1.9% to 2.9% and 2.4% to 4.5%, respectively. Meanwhile, the recoveries of spiked samples were measured, which ranged from 91.1% to 96.2% with relative standard deviations (RSDs) ranging from 2.8% to 3.8%. Accordingly, the application of the proposed method for the analysis of Chinese medicine injection samples offered several advantages: an acceptable precision, low LODs and good recoveries. This work might provide a research basis for the quality control of Chinese medicine injections and the further study of the Kang'ai injection.
Androgen receptor (AR) plays important roles in the development of prostate cancer (PCa), and therefore it has been regarded as the most important therapeutic target for both hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (HSPC) a...
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Androgen receptor (AR) plays important roles in the development of prostate cancer (PCa), and therefore it has been regarded as the most important therapeutic target for both hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (HSPC) and advanced PCa. In this study, a novel hit (C18) with IC50 of 2.4 mu M against AR transcriptional activity in LNCaP cell was identified through structure-based virtual screening based on molecular docking and free energy calculations. The structure-activity relationship analysis and structural optimization of C18 resulted in the discovery of a structural analogue (AT2), a more potent AR antagonist with 16-fold improved anti-AR potency. Further assays indicated that AT2 was capable of effectively inhibiting the transcriptional function of AR and blocking the nuclear translocation of AR like the second-generation AR antagonists. The antagonists discovered in this study may be served as the promising lead compounds for the development of AR-driven PCa therapeutics. (c) 2020 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
The adjuvant CVC1302 was previously shown to efficiently enhance the immunogenicity of killed footand-mouth disease virus (FMDV) in mice and piglets. However, the underlining mechanism of action of CVC1302 remains unc...
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The adjuvant CVC1302 was previously shown to efficiently enhance the immunogenicity of killed footand-mouth disease virus (FMDV) in mice and piglets. However, the underlining mechanism of action of CVC1302 remains unclear, especially at local injection sites and draining lymph nodes. Since the FMDV vaccine is administrated intramuscularly in field settings, we studied local immune responses to FMDV following intramuscular injection in mice, and found that CVC1302-adjuvanted killed FMDV (KV-CVC1302) induced secretion of several chemokines in murine muscle tissues, including MCP-1, MIP-1 alpha, and mIP-1 beta. The number of monocytes recruited to the site of injection was significantly higher in mice immunized with KV-CVC1302 compared with mice immunized with killed FMDV alone (MV). iTAQ-based quantitative proteomic assays were additionally employed to explore the molecular mechanisms of CVC1302 action in the draining lymph nodes. A total of 35 proteins were identified as being differentially expressed among the control group, KV-immunized group and KV-CVC1302-immunized group at 10 days post immunization (dpi). Proteins exhibiting differential expression were mainly involved in signal transduction, apoptosis, endocytosis and innate immune responses. Pathway analysis demonstrated that AMPK, phospholipase D, cAMP, Rapt, and MAPK signaling pathways were potentially induced by the immunopotentiator CVC1302. Understanding the local mechanism of CVC1302 action at injection sites and draining lymph nodes will provide new insights into the development of FMDV vaccines. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Background . Rose acne is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that can cause paroxysmal flushing, persistent erythema, papules or papules on the face, and pustules, and it has a greater impact on the life of patients,...
Background . Rose acne is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that can cause paroxysmal flushing, persistent erythema, papules or papules on the face, and pustules, and it has a greater impact on the life of patients, so it is important to treat it. Objective . To investigate the effect of Danzhi Xiaoyao Powder combined with photodynamic therapy (PDT) on the curative effect evaluation and prognosis of patients with rose acne. Patients and Methods . The clinical data of 110 rose acne patients who were treated in our hospital from January 2019 to January 2021 were selected as the subject of this retrospective study. They were divided into a control group and a treatment group according to the random residue grouping method. The new crown epidemic, loss to follow-up, etc. fell out of 5 cases in each group, and finally, 50 cases in each group were left. Among them, the control group was treated with PDT, and the treatment group was combined with Danzhi Xiaoyao Powder on the basis of the control group. Then we observe and compare the effects of skin lesion scores and clinical symptom scores and differences in clinical efficacy between the two groups. Results . The comparison of the clinical symptom scores of the two groups of patients before treatment was not statistically significant ( P > 0.05), while the burning score, tingling score, dryness score, and pruritus score of the treatment group after treatment were significantly different. The internal comparison after treatment was lower than before treatment, and the comparison between the treatment groups was significantly higher than the control group, which was statistically significant ( P < 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the skin lesion scores of the two groups before treatment ( P > 0.05), while the papules score, pustule score, erythema score, and telangiectasia score of the treatment group after treatment were significantly different and compared within the group. After treatment, th
In situ transcriptomic techniques promise a holistic view of tissue organization and cell-cell interactions. There has been a surge of multiplexed RNA in situ mapping techniques but their application to human tissues ...
In situ transcriptomic techniques promise a holistic view of tissue organization and cell-cell interactions. There has been a surge of multiplexed RNA in situ mapping techniques but their application to human tissues has been limited due to their large size, general lower tissue quality and high autofluorescence. Here we report DART-FISH, a padlock probe-based technology capable of profiling hundreds to thousands of genes in centimeter-sized human tissue sections. We introduce an omni-cell type cytoplasmic stain that substantially improves the segmentation of cell bodies. Our enzyme-free isothermal decoding procedure allows us to image 121 genes in large sections from the human neocortex in <10 h. We successfully recapitulated the cytoarchitecture of 20 neuronal and non-neuronal subclasses. We further performed in situ mapping of 300 genes on a diseased human kidney, profiled >20 healthy and pathological cell states, and identified diseased niches enriched in transcriptionally altered epithelial cells and myofibroblasts.
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