Xanthone glycosides from Polygala tenuifolia and their conformational analyses

Seven xanthone glycosides were isolated from the cortexes of Polygala tenuifolia, and their structures were identified as polygalaxanthones VIII-XI (1-4), sibiricoxanthone B (5), 7-O-methylmangiferin (6), and lancerin (7), on the basis of spectroscopic analyses. Compounds 1-4 are new xanthone glycosides, and compounds 4 and 5 exist as rotamers. To explain this phenomenon, conformational analyses were performed on compounds 4 and 5 and other compounds with similar skeletons that were isolated from P. tenuifolia.     

扶桑花抗生育成分对早孕小鼠黄体影响的定量研究

本文处用图像分析仪 ,以核浆比和数密度为指标 ,研究了不同浓度的扶桑花提取物—HR 1对早孕小鼠黄本组织学的影响。结果表明 :(1)小鼠黄体细胞的核浆比和数密度 ,随给药剂量 (0、 4、 10、 10 0、10 0 0mg/kg/d)的增加而增加 ,其中 10 0和 10 0 0mg/kg/d两组的黄体细胞核浆比和数密度明显高于对照组(p <0 .0 5) ;(2 )黄体组织学的定性观察显示 ,给药各组的黄体细胞明显退化 ,细胞缩小 ,细胞界限不清。这些结果提示 ,扶桑花提取物的抗早孕作用与妊娠黄体受损有关。     

Biomaterial-based platforms for cancer stem cell enrichment and study

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a relatively rare subpopulation of tumor cell with self-renewal and tumorigenesis capabilities. CSCs are associated with cancer recurrence, progression, and chemoradiotherapy resistance. Establishing a reliable platform for CSC enrichment and study is a prerequisite for understanding the characteristics of CSCs and discovering CSC-related therapeutic strategies. Certain strategies for CSC enrichment have been used in laboratory, particularly fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) and mammosphere culture. However, these methods fail to recapitulate the in vivo chemical and physical conditions in tumors, thus potentially decreasing the malignancy of CSCs in culture and yielding unreliable research results. Accumulating research suggests the promise of a biomaterial-based three-dimensional (3D) strategy for CSC enrichment and study. This strategy has an advantage over conventional methods in simulating the tumor microenvironment, thus providing a more effective and predictive model for CSC laboratory research. In this review, we first briefly discuss the conventional methods for CSC enrichment and study. We then summarize the latest advances and challenges in biomaterial-based 3D CSC platforms. Design strategies for materials, morphology, and chemical and physical cues are highlighted to provide direction for the future construction of platforms for CSC enrichment and study.     

Ovarian carcinoma as an incidental finding during cesarean section in a preeclamptic woman: case report

Gynecologic malignancies are rarely associated with pregnancy and ovarian tumors diagnosed during cesarean section are very uncommon. A 38-year-old grandmultipara with no prenatal care was hospitalized at an estimated 28 weeks of gestation for high blood pressure and increased proteinuria but no other symptoms of preeclampsia. We present a rare case of advanced ovarian carcinoma diagnosed during cesarean section.     

A novel mutation in TRIM37 is associated with mulibrey nanism in a Turkish boy

Mulibrey nanism is a rare autosomal-recessive disorder characterized by prenatal onset severe growth retardation and pericardial constriction associated with abnormalities of muscle, liver, brain and eye. More than 80% of previously reported patients are of Finnish origin in whom a founder mutation in the TRIM37 gene have been described. We report on a 7-year-old Turkish boy who presented with classical phenotypic features of mulibrey nanism. Mutation screening of the TRIM37 gene revealed that the proband had a homozygous two base pair deletion, c.1894_1895delGA, resulting in a frame-shift and a premature termination codon. Our proband is one of the rare examples of mulibrey nanism outside Finland and extends the mutation spectrum in this disorder.     

经尿道射精管切开术治疗射精管梗阻的效果(附60例报告)

目的：探讨经尿道射精管切开术（transurethral resection of ejaculatory duct, TURED）治疗射精管梗阻（ejaculatory duct obstruction, EDO）的效果。方法：2004年10月至2010年10月期间收治60例EDO患者,常规采用精液分析、精浆果糖和经直肠超声检查对其进行诊断,必要时行输精管造影检查。60例EDO患者均行TURED治疗,术后随访其疗效。结果：60例EDO患者的精液量为0.2~3.5 mL,平均(1.10±0.76) mL,pH值5.8~7.6,平均6.5±1.4;精浆果糖为一次射精0~51.4 μmol,平均为(5.86±2.19) μmol。经直肠超声检查结果为：单纯射精管扩张者15例,前列腺囊肿6例,单纯双侧精囊扩张10例,单侧精囊扩张4例,精囊扩张并射精管扩张10例,精囊扩张合并前列腺囊肿5例,单侧精囊扩张并对侧精囊发育不良或缺乏2例,精囊扩张并射精管扩张和钙化3例,单侧精囊扩张并射精管扩张和对侧精囊发育不良或缺乏5例。所有患者均完成手术,术后随访6~78个月。60例EDO患者行TURED术后,51例(85.0%)精液检查有不同程度的改善,16例(26.7%)妻子妊娠。结论：TURED是治疗EDO的一种简单、微创和有效的方法。     

黄芩甙大鼠小肠吸收的研究

本文作者对文献介绍的大鼠在体小肠回流实验装置进行了改进,并用来研究黄芩甙的吸收情况和胆管结扎与不结扎对黄芩甙吸收的影响。胆管结扎与不结扎的药动学参数为:平均吸收半衰期分别是15.45h~(-1)、11.42h~(-1)。最终吸收程度依次是24.44%,31.58%。经方差分析两者无显著差异(F<5.3)。