HPLC analysis of 16 compounds from Artemisia ordosica

Objective: To establish a high-performance liquid chromatographic method (HPLC) for the simultaneous determination of sixteen compounds from Artemisia ordosica. Methods: HPLC was used to analyze 16 quality indicators of A. ordosica. The HPLC conditions were as follows: Agilent Eclipse Plus C18 column (250 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) with acetonitrile (A)-water (B) as mobile phase, gradient elution: 0?10 min, 75%?65% B; 10?30 min, 65%?35 % B; and finally 30?40 min, 35%?15% B. The flow rate was 1.0 mL/min, the column temperature was 40 °C, the injection volume was 10 μL, and monitored by absorbance at 285 nm for compounds 1?10, 12 and 225 nm for compounds 11, 13?16. Results: Under the selected experimental chromatographic conditions, compounds 1?16 showed good linearity (r > 0.9993) in a wide concentration range. Their average recoveries were 99.50%, 95.38%, 97.75%, 96.00%, 98.20%, 97.50%, 95.50%, 99.33%, 96.75%, 96.50%, 98.50%, 97.83%, 99.20%, 95.33%, 97.33% and 96.30%, respectively, and the RSD were 1.99%, 1.81%, 1.63%, 1.98%, 1.67%, 1.92%, 1.74%, 1.67%, 1.90%, 1.72%, 1.88%, 1.83%, 1.79%, 1.76%, 1.81% and 1.96%, respectively. Conclusion: Based on the results of the HPLC analysis, it was concluded that p-hydroxycinnamic acid (1), O-hydroxycinnamic acid (2), coniferyl alcohol (5), 5,4''-dihydroxy-7,3''-dimethoxyflavanone (8), 5,4''-dihydroxy-7-methoxyflavanone (9), 5-hydroxy-7,4''-dimethoxyflavanone (12), dehydrofalcarindiol (13), arteordoyn A (14), dehydrofalcarinol (15) and capillarin (16) are best suited for the role of quality indicators of A. ordosica grown in different ecological environments.     

烧伤后血清触珠蛋白对T淋巴细胞功能的影响

采用亲和层析法从烧伤血清纯化触珠蛋白（Ｈａｐｔｏｇｌｏｂｉｎ，ＨＰ）后，体外观察了纯化ＨＰ对正常小鼠胸腺细胞在ｃｏｎＡ刺激下增殖与ＩＬ－２产生及对ＩＬ－２诱导的ＩＬ－２依赖细胞株（ＣＴＬＬ－２）增殖的影响。结果表明，纯化ＨＰ在相当于烧伤血清ＨＰ浓度时，对小鼠胸腺细胞增殖、ＩＬ－２产生及ＣＴＬＬ－２增殖具有非常明显的抑制作用；但在相当于正常血清ＨＰ浓度时纯化ＨＰ则无抑制作用。提示烧伤血清高浓度的ＨＰ可能是烧伤后Ｔ淋巴细胞免疫功能低下的一个重要原因。     

烟雾吸入伤后肺泡上皮液体清除机能的变化及其意义

观察烟雾吸入伤后肺泡上皮液体清除功能的变化及其意义。方法 :Wistar大鼠 4 2只 ,随机分为正常对照组 (C组 )、烟雾致伤组 (I组 )、阿咪洛利组 (A组 )、哇巴因组 (O组 )、阿咪洛利加哇巴因组 (AO组 )和特普他林组 (T组 )。采用大鼠烟雾吸入伤模型。伤后 2 4h测定肺泡内液体清除率 (ALC)、总肺水量 (TLW )和肺血管外肺水量 (EVLW )。结果 :I组ALC降低 4 6.8% ,TLW和EVLW进一步增加 ;AO组ALC则降至最低点 ,TLW和EVLW升至最高点。而T组ALC明显增高 ,TLW和EVLW显著减少。ALC与TLW和EVLW之间显著相关。结论 :肺泡上皮液体清除功能障碍是烟雾吸入伤后早期肺水肿形成的因素之一。     

核酶抑制表皮细胞HLA-Ⅰ类抗原表达的实验研究

目的:表皮细胞可表达HLA-类抗原,抑制其表达可望延迟其排斥反应.方法:我们将pLXRZ(Ribozyme-H的表达载体)用脂质体结合甘油休克法转染培养的表皮细胞,观察其对排斥反应的影响.结果:通过转染细胞的PCR产物证实pLXRZ已整合入细胞基因组DNA中,免疫组化染色显示转染细胞HLA-Ⅰ类抗原表达较弱,流式细胞术检测显示细胞表达HLA-Ⅰ类抗原总数减少.结论:Ribozyme-H的表达载体能够稳定存在于转染细胞中,Ribozyme-H能抑制表皮细胞HLA-Ⅰ类抗原的表达.     

四类新药盐酸格拉司琼注射液预防抗肿瘤药物所致呕吐的Ⅱ期临床观察

目的在肿瘤的治疗中化疗药物所引起的恶心、呕吐是极为常见的,通过对盐酸格拉司琼注射液预防肿瘤化疗所致呕吐的Ⅱ期临床研究,探讨该药的止吐疗效及毒性反应.方法对31例病人的观察,采用自身对照新药盐酸格拉司琼与恩丹西酮预防抗肿瘤药物(DDP及蒽环类药物)所致呕吐进行比较.结果格拉司琼对强致吐剂顺铂所引起的呕吐其总的缓解率＞90%,恩丹西酮对顺铂引起的呕吐其缓解率＞85%.两止吐药毒性反应主要为便秘,恩丹西酮致便秘发生率高达41%,而格拉司琼所致便秘发生率为16%.结论两药预防呕吐的疗效相当,但格拉司琼的副反应明显低于恩丹西酮     

Nonhereditary p53 mutations in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia are associated with the relapse phase

We have previously reported that greater than 60% of human leukemic T- cell lines possess mutations in the p53 tumor suppressor gene. To determine whether T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) patient samples possess p53 mutations, we screened peripheral blood-and bone marrow-derived leukemia samples, taken at diagnosis and at relapse, for p53 mutations. Exons 4 through 9 and selected intron regions of the p53 gene were analyzed using polymerase chain reaction-single-strand conformation polymorphism and direct sequencing. p53 mutations were found in 0 of 15 T-ALL diagnosis samples, as compared with 10 of 36 (28%) T-ALL relapse samples. To determine whether p53 mutations play a role in the recurrence (relapse) of T-ALL, two special groups of T-ALL patients were studied: (1) a group of 8 relapse patients whose disease was refractory to chemotherapeutic treatment, and (2) a group of 6 "paired" T-ALL cell samples from patients for whom we possess both diagnosis and relapse samples. Three of 8 relapsed patients (37.5%) whose disease was refractory to the reinduction of remission by chemotherapy possessed missense mutations of the p53 gene. All 3 cases had mutations in exon 5. Among the paired samples, 3 of 6 patients harbored p53 mutations at disease recurrence, but possessed only wild- type p53 alleles at diagnosis. One case had mutation on exon 4, 1 case in exon 5, and 1 case in exon 8 with loss of heterozygosity. These data clearly indicate that recurrence of T-ALL is associated with missense mutations in p53. Our results indicate that (1) mutations of p53 do occur in T-ALL in vivo, and such mutations are associated with the relapse phase of the disease; and (2) p53 mutation is involved in the progression of T-ALL. This conclusion is supported by our observation that the introduction of T-ALL-derived mutant p53 expression constructs into T-ALL cell lines further increases their growth rate in culture, enhances cell cloning in methylcellulose, and increases tumor formation in nude mice.     

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy of Minor Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Chinese Americans: A Pilot Study

There is a high prevalence of suicide amongelderly Chinese, and particularly among elderly Chinesewomen in Mainland China with a prevalence of 19.6 perhundred thousand. Since Chinese individuals may much more highly value education, acognitive-behavioral package originated by RicardoMunoz, Ph.D. was adapted for Chinese American subjects.The material was videotaped in eight sessions,approximately 25 minutes in length, to be shown to communitysubjects who were at least 40 years and over. Inaddition, a videotape of muscular relaxation techniqueswas made. A manual written in Chinese about the content of each class, was given to each subject whenhe/she attended. The experimental group showedsignificant improvement in the scores in the HamiltonDepression Scale, including the Somatic Subscale in the Hamilton Anxiety Scale. There was nosignificant improvement in the control group on any ofthe measures. Thus the study suggests the efficacy ofpsychoeducational classes in reducing symptoms ofdepression in non-patient community elderly. Other studiesare being conducted among Korean Americans and JapaneseAmericans in the United States, and also in the Orientamong Japanese elderly.     

上海市婴幼儿血铅水平与体格发育的关系

目的探讨低水平铅暴露对儿童体格发育的影响。方法在上海市5个区县30所托幼机构,对1969名儿童进行了血铅水平的流行病学调查和体格发育等指标测量,并根据儿童身高、体重、头围和胸围计算其Z标准分,然后与血铅水平进行相关分析和逐步回归分析。结果上海市儿童血铅水平几何均数为0．400μmol／L,≥0．483μmol／L的比例为37．8％,血铅水平的几何均数与儿童身高、体重及头围的Z标准分呈显著的负相关。结论低水平铅暴露对上海市婴幼儿的体格发育可能具有不利影响。     

阿糖胞苷,干扰素对慢性粒细胞白血病细胞凋亡影响的研究

将３１例慢性粒细胞白血病（ＣＭＬ）患者的骨髓单个核细胞（ＭＮＣ）在体外与干扰素、阿糖胞苷作用一定时间后,以ＡＯ／ＥＢ法和ＦＣＭ法检测细胞凋亡率。结果：①干扰素、阿糖胞苷均可诱导ＣＭＬ细胞凋亡,前者诱导凋亡的强度强于后者（Ｐ＜０．０１）。②干扰素诱导凋亡,在ＣＭＬ不同病期间差异显著（Ｐ＜０．０１）。③阿糖胞苷与干扰素有协同诱导凋亡作用。④干扰素体外诱导凋亡率的高低与临床治疗效果密切相关。提示：诱导凋亡是干扰素、阿糖胞苷治疗ＣＭＬ的一个机制,体外筛选是一种有效的选择敏感病例的方法