Current Status and Future Prospects of Transdermal Drug Delivery

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Multiple chemical sensitivities: an overview

At the present time multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS) is generally acknowledged to be a poorly understood clinical syndrome which is exhibited by individuals exposed to low levels of exposure to environmental agents that the general population tolerate quite well. A wide range of individual symptoms (typically multiple and related to neurologic, endocrine/metabolic, and immunological, often occurring simultaneously) are displayed by MCS patients. Questions concerning whether or not MCS is a real clinical condition, a form of psychiatric illness or a combination of both remain to be unambiguously clarified.     

Activation of neutrophil function by recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor improves the survival of rats with peritonitis

We examined the effects of recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) and cefmetazole sodium on survival, neutrophil count, and neutrophil function in rats with peritonitis produced by cecal ligation and puncture. Rats with peritonitis received either rhG-CSF (50 or 100 g/kg) with or without cefmetazole (50 mg/kg) for 3 days, cefmetazole alone, or no treatment and were evaluated as controls. The mortality rate of all treated rats was significantly lower than that of the untreated rats. The survival rate was 57.1% for the rats given both rhG-CSF and cefmetazole, but there was no significant improvement of survival as compared with cefmetazole therapy alone. Treatment with rhG-CSF at 100 |Gmg/kg caused the circulating neutrophil count to increase significantly. The phagocytic activity for latex beads and neutrophil H₂O₂ production showed a greater enhancement by phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) in the untreated rats, thus indicating that neutrophils from treated rats were more activated. These findings show that rhG-CSF can improve survival and neutrophil function in rats with peritonitis, while combined therapy with cefmetazole was also found to be beneficial.     

Solubilization and Stabilization of a Benzylpenicillin Chemical Delivery System by 2-Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin

A dihydropyridine pyridinium salt redox carrier-based chemical delivery system for benzylpenicillin (1) was complexed with 2-hydroxypropyl--cyclodextrin (HPCD). The solubility of the lipophilic 1, which is incompatible with aqueous formulations, was dramatically increased and showed a linear dependency on the HPCD concentration. The degree of incorporation was 20 mg of 1 per g of complex. The stability study of 1 in various pH buffers indicated the base-catalyzed hydrolysis of the acyloxyalkyl linkage and the hydration of the 5,6 double bond of the dihydropyridine as the main degradation processes. The overall loss of 1, which follows first-order kinetics, was not influenced by changes in ionic strength and elimination of oxygen from the reaction medium. The HPCD complex of 1, which has a stability constant of 720–940 M ^–1, stabilized the chemical delivery system. The influence of the temperature on the stability of 1 is also discussed.     

板蓝根抑菌抗炎活性部位的评价

目的：评价和比较板蓝根5个化学部位抑菌、抗炎活性的强弱。方法：采用管碟法测定板蓝根不同化学部位对于金黄色葡萄球菌、铜绿假单胞菌的敏感性，观察对二甲苯所致小鼠耳廓肿胀的抑制作用。结果：板蓝根Ⅴ部位体外抑菌活性最强，Ⅴ部位具有显著的抗炎活性。结论：板蓝根中高极性成分具有很强的药理活性，是其发挥清热解毒功效的物质基础。     

聚类分析在中药材分类学中的应用

目的在中药材化学识别模式中介绍一种简单易行的结合统计软件的统计分析方法——聚类分析方法。方法采用聚类分析法对文献[6]中的数据进行分析。结果和讨论结果发现能很好地将样品分开，其结果客观、可靠。由此，给中药材化学分类学提供了一种快速、有效的客观评价方法。     

忽布的生药鉴定研究

目的：探讨忽布的组织构造、粉末特征及常见的理化特性。方法：采用常规制片的方法对忽布的组织构造、粉末特征进行鉴别研究。采用薄层层析、紫外光谱的方法对其进行理化研究。结果：通过实验得出显微及理化方面的主要鉴定特征。结论：实验结果理想可靠，可作为忽布显微及理化鉴定的主要依据。     

益母草的化学、药理和临床研究进展

查阅近20年有关文献，对益母草的化学成分、药理作用、临床应用研究进展进行综述。益母草主要含有生物碱类、黄酮类、二萜类、脂肪酸类、挥发油类等化合物；药理作用研究证明其具有调经止血、保护心肌缺血再灌注损伤、抗血小板聚集、降低血液黏度等作用；在临床上常用来治疗流产后出血、冠心病、心肌缺血、高黏血症、痛经等疾病。益母草具有广泛的药理活性，对其药效学物质基础进行深入研究和开发，将具有重要意义。     

藏药花锚中新化学成分的鉴定

目的 分离并鉴定高原植物椭圆叶花锚Halenia elliptica全草中的化学成分。方法 采用元素分析（EA），核磁共振波谱（NMR），质谱（MS），红外光谱（IR），紫外光谱（UV），差示扫描量热（DSC）等分析方法，测定其理化常数和波谱数据，鉴定其化学结构，结果 确证从椭圆叶花锚中所得到的两种针状结晶化合物，分别为1-羟基-3，7，8-三甲氧基Shan酮（1-hydroxy-3,7,8-trimethoxyxanthone)和1，7-二羟基-3，8-二甲氧基Shan酮（1，7-dihydroxy-3,8-dimethoxyxanthone)。结论 上述两种Shan酮衍生物为首次从藏药花锚中分离得到。     

甘肃产香青挥发油成分分析

香青 Anaphalis sinica Hance是菊科香青属中的一种 ,主产于我国北部、中部、东部及南部 ,生长于低山或高山灌丛、草地、山坡和溪岸 ,朝鲜和日本也有分布[1] 。全草入药 ,具有平喘、镇咳、祛痰、消炎等作用 [2 ] ,但对其化学成分及挥发油成分的研究未见报道。本研究采用水蒸汽蒸馏法提取香青挥发油并通过气相色谱 /质谱联用技术对其成分进行分析鉴定。1　仪器与材料HP6890 / 5 973GC- MS仪 ,HP- 5 MS( 30 m×0 .2 5 mm× 0 .2 5μm) (美国 HP公司 ) ,香青于 2 0 0 0年 9月采自甘肃省兰州地区石佛沟 ,由张永红博士鉴定为香青属植物香青…