Directional screening and identification of potential cytotoxic components from Achnatherum inebrians by a combination of surface palsmon resonance and chromatography

Objective: To establish a method for directional screening of the cytotoxic components from the medicinal herb of Achnatherum inebrians by a combination of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor and chromatographic isolation technology. Methods: Under the guidance of bioactive assessment based on binding abilities between objects and the α-Mannosidase (α-Man) target, the active components from different solvents extracts, different polar extraction parts and fractions were screened orderly and directionally using SPR. Components with a high binding ability to α-Man can be precisely oriented in a narrower fractions range and are easy to isolate. Three human cancer cells were used to evaluate the cytotoxic activity of component with the highest affinity to α-Man. Results: Eight compounds were isolated and identificated from A. inebrians for the first time. Deoxyvasicinone possessed the highest affinity to α-Man among them. Moreover, deoxyvasicinone showed good effects on inhibited proliferation of human hepatoma cells HepG2 (IC50 = 5.7 μmol/L), human breast cancer cells MCF7 (IC50 = 7.21 μmol/L) and human lung cancer cells HCC827 (IC50 = 0.75 μmol/L), respectively. In particular, its inhibitory effect on HCC827 was stronger than the positive drug gefitinib (IC50 = 1.65 μmol/L). Conclusion: A comprehensive strategy of directional screening potential cytotoxic components from herb based on biomolecular interaction and chromatography was established. Deoxyvasicinone as an effective anti-cancer component was initially isolated from A. inebrians. It is expected that this screening strategy could provide new perspectives for rapid screening and identification of active components from natural plants with the complex matrix.     

Salvage of pyrimidine nucleosides by Trichomonas vaginalis

Trichomonas vaginalis is incapable of de novo pyrimidine biosynthesis because it cannot incorporate bicarbonate, aspartate or orotate into its pyrimidine nucleotides or nucleic acids. The organism can salvage exogenous cytidine greater than uridine greater than uracil and thymidine, and incorporate them into the nucleotide pool. A portion of cytidine is converted to CMP, CDP and CTP by cytidine phosphotransferase and nucleotide kinases. Some cytidine and most of uracil are, however, converted first to uridine by cytidine deaminase and uridine phosphorylase respectively; uridine is then incorporated into UMP, UDP and UTP by uridine phosphotransferase and nucleotide kinases. The two phosphotransferases, found mainly in the non-sedimentable fraction of T. vaginalis, provide the main avenue of pyrimidine salvage. No significant levels of pyrimidine phosphoribosyl transferase or nucleoside kinases can be detected in the extract. T. vaginalis has no appreciable dihydrofolate reductase or thymidylate synthetase; it grows normally in millimolar concentrations of methotrexate, pyrimethamine, or trimethoprim, and cannot incorporate labels from exogenous uracil or uridine into DNA. It has an enzyme thymidine phosphotransferase in the sedimentable fraction which converts thymidine to TMP. Thymidine salvage in T. vaginalis is thus totally isolated from the rest of the pyrimidine salvage.     

Rapid isolation of some antiepileptic hydantoins and their analogues with Sep-Pak C18 cartridges and capillary gas chromatography with splitless injection

Summary A simple and rapid method for isolation of seven antiepileptics (2 hydantoin, 2 oxazolidin, and 3 suximide derivatives) from urine and plasma is presented. Urine and plasma (1 ml) samples containing seven antiepileptics were mixed with distilled water (4 ml), and the sample solution was poured into a pretreated Sep-Pak C₁₈ cartridge; this was washed with water and chloroform/methanol was passed through it to elute the antiepileptics. The eluate was mixed with isoamyl acetate and evaporated under a stream of N₂. The drugs were detected by gas chromatography with fused silica capillary columns, splitless injection and flame ionization detection. Separation of the seven antiepileptics from each other and from impurities was satisfactory with the use of an SPB-1 capillary column. The detection limit for the seven antiepileptics with the present method was 0.1–1.0 g/ml urine or plasma. The recovery of the drugs from urine and plasma was more than 70% and 50%, respectively. Offprint requests to: O. Suzuki     

Distribution of neuropeptide Y in the prosencephalon of man and Cotton-head Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus): colocalization with somatostatin in neurons of striatum and amygdala

Summary The presence, chromatographic properties and localization of neuropeptide Y was demonstrated in postmortem human brain areas of neurologically and neuropsychiatrically normative controls using immunocytochemistry and high performance liquid chromatography combined with radioimmunoassay. NPY-immunoreactivity was found in many regions of the prosencephalon. Numerous perikarya and fibers were present in the neocortex, basal ganglia and limbic-hypothalamic areas. A moderate number of neurons and fibers was observed in the basal forebrain, including the septal complex. A comparative immunohistochemical investigation in perfusion-fixed brains of the old-world ape Saguinus oedipus revealed an almost identical distribution of NPY-immunoreactivity with only minor differences. Colocalization experiments on 1–2 m thin consecutive paraffin sections revealed a large number of NPY neurons throughout the human neostriatum and amygdaloid complex that were also positive for somatostatin. Our findings indicate that detection of neuropeptides in fresh or fixed post-mortem human tissue by different immunochemical methods may actually reflect the in vivo conditions. In addition, the wide distribution of NPY throughout the human brain and its colocalization with other neurotransmitters suggests a physiological role as neuroactive substance, i.e. neuromodulator in the primate central nervous system.     

Changes in extracellular adenosine levels and population spike amplitude during graded hypoxia in the rat hippocampal slice

Summary Concentrations of adenosine and inosine in the incubation media of baths containing rat hippocampal slices were measured during graded hypoxia. Slices were exposed to atmospheres containing 95%, 71%, 48%, 24%, or 0% oxygen, with 5% CO₂ and a balance of N₂. Absorbance HPLC measurements were made with samples drawn from static tissue baths each containing four slices supported on a net at the interface between the medium and the atmosphere. Concentrations of adenosine and inosine were proportionate to the fractional oxygen content. They were significantly higher in atmospheres of 24% and 0% O₂. Introducing a 95% N₂/5% O₂ atmosphere in place of 95% O₂/5% CO₂ resulted in a roughly 4-fold increase in the adenosine concentration in the bath. The adenosine transport blocker dipyridamole (200 M), and the convulsant drug picrotoxinin (300 M), had little effect on basal levels of adenosine measured at 95% O₂ but significantly augmented the responses seen at 48%, 24% and 0% O₂. Picrotoxinin, while increasing the adenosine concentration did not change the ratio of adenosine to inosine. In contrast, dipyridamole significantly increased the ratio of adenosine to inosine. Evoked population spikes were recorded from the CA1 layer. The population spike amplitude was depressed as the fractional oxygen content was reduced. It is concluded that adenosine regulation in the slice preparation is similar to that seen in the intact animal. In particular, the amounts of adenosine released into the incubation medium are related to oxygen availability.     

侧金盏花中强心甙的高效液相色谱分离和相对含量测定

作者研究了侧金盏花中强心甙的反相高效液相色谱测定方法,并对吉林产的侧金盏花中强心甙的相对含量进行了测定。测定结果表明,吉林产的侧金盏花中主要含甙元A、甙元B、加拿大麻甙、铃兰毒甙和毒毛旋花子甙元等强心成分。     

复方延胡索颗粒的制备、质控与初步戒毒作用的研究

目的：研究复方延胡索颗粒的制备、质量控制方法、观察该制剂对吗啡依赖鼠的治疗作用。方法：选用黄芪、延胡索、甘草、远志、酸枣仁、石菖蒲、芸香等七种中药组方制备复方延胡索颗粒,以有效部位部性物碱及有效成分四氢帕马丁的含量作为制备方法的筛选指标及复方延胡索颗粒制的质控指标。总生物碱的含量用非水电位滴定法测定,四氢帕马丁的含量以单波长反射锯齿式薄层扫描外标两点法测定,以该中药制剂治疗吗啡依赖性大鼠自然戒断模型体质量变化百分率作为初步戒毒作用的观察指标。结果：四氢帕马丁在1－6μg范围内线性关系良好（r=0.9992)其仪器精密度、同板精密度良好（RSD＜3．0％）,且在显色后0．5－6h内结果稳定,制剂的加样回收率约为975,复方延胡索颗粒中剂量组（0．6g/kg)和高剂量组（1．2g/kg)对吗啡依赖鼠的体质量下降可产生显治疗作用（P＜0．05,P＜0．01）。结论：本制剂一定剂量可有效控制吗啡身体依赖性大鼠戒断后的体质量下降,对吸毒可能有促进康复的作用。     

高效液相色谱法测定红细胞内α-生育酚

目的：寻找一种测定红细胞内α-生育酚含量的较好方法。方法：将含有生育酚的肝素抗凝血离心后吸出血浆,剩余的红细胞用生理盐水洗涤后用氢氧化钾皂化,并加入联苯三酚以防止α-生育酚被氧化。再用正已烷提取红细胞内的α-生育酚,并进行高效液相层析。结果：α-生育酚浓度为0．927～9．267 μmol／L,线性关系良好,最低检测限为0．323μmol／L,变异系数1．3％,回收率100．2％。结论：该方法简单可靠,重复性好,并可从细胞水平上了解机体的抗脂质过氧化作用。     

双氯酚酸钾片人体生物等效性研究

目的评价双氯酚酸钾实验制剂和参比制剂的生物等效性。方法8名健康男性志愿者交叉单剂量口服双氯酚酸钾实验制剂或参比制剂50mg,采用反相高效液相色谱法测定经时过程血药浓度,血药浓度时间数据用3p97药代动力学实用程序拟合,计算其药代动力学参数。结果实验制剂和参比制剂主要药代动力学参数Ka分别为(3．042±1．356)h     

煤快速加氢热解焦油组成的分析

采用溶剂萃取－化学处理－柱层析相结合的预处理分离程序、色－质联用和色－红联用结合色谱保留值的定性方法,分析研究了内蒙东胜煤快速加氢热解焦油的化学成分和结构,推测鉴定出２００多种化合物,并对具有代表性的１９种多环芳烃进行了定量分析,讨论了快速加氢热解焦油化学成分的结构特征。