海南萝芙木季胺碱——大斯配加春的结构

从海南萝芙木生产“降压灵”的母液中,分得一新的二聚体生物碱,命名为大斯配加春(macrospegatrine)。根据红外、紫外、质谱、氢谱及单晶X—射线衍射确定结构为Ⅰ式(图1)。     

中药黄精中的新生物碱

中药黄精中的新生物碱孙隆儒１）王素贤李铣（沈阳药科大学天然药物研究室，沈阳１１００１５）黄精为百合科黄精属植物黄精（ＰｏｌｙｇｏｎａｔｕｍｓｉｂｉｒｉｃｕｍＲｅｄｏｕｔｅ）的根茎，具有补气养阴、ＦｉｇＳｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅｏｆｔｈｅｃｏｍｐｏｕｎｄ健脾、...     

对中国药典附子中乌头硷限量检查的商榷

用高效液相色谱法测定生附子。炮制附片中的乌头硷、中乌头硷和次乌头硷含量，以及３种生物硷的水解速度，发现炮制附片中主要含次乌头硷，而药典只限定乌头硷含量，显得不够完善。故在此基础上探讨了药典中增加次乌头硷含量限定内容的可能性。     

Fagaronine,a novel antileukaemic alkaloid

A review is presented about fagaronine, a benzophenanthridine alkaloid responsible for antitumoural activity. Plant source, extraction, biosynthesis, medicinal properties, especially antileukaemic activity, are described.     

分光光度法测定抗风痛胶囊中总生物碱的含量

目的：采用分光光度法对抗风痛胶囊中总生物碱进行含量测定。方法：采用将生物碱变成盐酸生物碱，再和溴麝香草酚蓝络合反应后，用氯仿萃取出总生物碱比色测定。结果：与HPLC法测定结果相比，分光光度法对抗风痛胶囊中总生物碱进行含量测定结果可靠。结论：本方法能够作为抗风痛胶囊质量控制方法之一。     

Analysis of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and a receptor subtype (KDR/flk-1) in the liver of rats exposed to riddelliine: a potential role in the development of hemangiosarcoma

Riddelliine alters hepatocellular and endothelial cell kinetics and function including stimulating an increase in hepatocytic vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the absence of increased serological levels of VEGF (Nyska etal. 2002). The objective of this study was to further assess hepatic VEGF and KDR/flk-1 synthesis and expression by hepatic cells under riddelliine treatment conditions. Forty-two male F344/N rats were dosed by gavage with riddelliine (0, 1.0, and 2.5 mg/kg/day) for 6 weeks. Seven animals/group were sacrificed after 8 consecutive daily doses; remaining rats were terminated after 30 daily doses, excluding weekends. Hepatic tissues were evaluated by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization. The results showed that VEGF mRNA expression was observed in control and treated animals; however, qualitative differences were noted. Treated animals exhibited VEGF mRNA in clustered, focal hepatocytes and bile duct epithelium, whereas VEGF mRNA in hepatocytes from vehicle control rats was distributed evenly across all hepatocytes. Results evaluating the distribution of the VEGF cognate receptor, KDR/flk-1 showed that randomly distributed, rare sinusoidal endothelium, including those demonstrating karyomegaly and cytomegaly expressed KDR/flk-1. Phosphorylation of KDR/flk-1 at pTyr996 and pTyr1054/1059, but not pTyr951, was also detected, evidence that endothelial cell KDR/flk-1 was activated. These results suggest that both hepatocytes and endothelial cells are targets of riddelliine-induced injury. We speculate that damage to both populations of cells may lead to dysregulated VEGF synthesis by hepatocytes and activation of KDR/flk-1 by endothelium leading to the induction of sustained endothelial cell proliferation, culminating in the development of hepatic hemangiosarcoma.     

海绵中抗肿瘤抗病毒生物活性的生物碱研究进展

海绵中含有很多结构新颖且具有显著生物活性的生物碱。对近5年来具有抗肿瘤、抗病毒生物活性的生物碱加以概括。     

长春花叶片愈伤组织诱导及培养过程中生物碱合成类型的变化和调节及有关酶的分析

在４种不同培养基上诱导长春花叶片愈伤组织发生的过程中,叶片中含量较高的文多灵（ｖｉｎｄｏｌｉｎｅ）和长春质碱（ｃａｔｈａｒａｎｔｈｉｎｅ）迅速降解至极低水平,而在叶片中含量较低的阿玛碱（ａｊ－ｍａｌｉｃｉｎｅ）和蛇根碱（ｓｅｒｐｅｎｔｉｎｅ）的合成却逐渐增加,同时酸性和碱性过氧化物酶（ｐｅｒｏｘｉｄａｓｅ）活性呈上升趋势,尤其碱性过氧化物酶与蛇根碱和阿玛碱的相关性较密切。光照和黑暗中的变化趋势基本一致,但光照可提高过氧化物酶的活性,对培养物的长春质碱、文多灵和蛇根碱的合成有利。不同的培养基对生物碱的合成影响较大,２,４－Ｄ显著抑制生物碱的合成,持续光照使愈伤组织的生长受到抑制,使阿玛碱向其蛇根碱转化。     

Effect of Liposome—Encapsulated Total Alkaloid of Harmaline on Rabbit Lens Epithelial Cells：Experimental Study on the Prevention of Posterior Capsule Opacification

Purpose: To investigate whether liposome encapsulated total alkaloid of Harmaline (TAH) as a therapeutic agent is beneficial to prevention of posterior capsular opacifi-cation (PCO).Methods: Liposome-encapsulated TAH was prepared by modified freeze-thawing method. 0. 1ml of liposome-encapsulated TAH (0. 2mg/ml) was injected into the capsular bag during extracapsular lens extraction (ECLE) of each eye in total 10 rabbit eyes. Blank liposome or balance salt solution (BSS) was used as control. Slit-lamp examination and histopathological examination was used to evaluated capsule opacifica-tion. Intraocular pressure (IOP) , density and morphology of corneal endothelia cells, the amplitude and latency of b wave of ERG were measured.Results: The inflammatory response was mild both in TAH treated and the control group. PCO formation occurred in the control group 2 weeks postoperatively, but the posterior capsule was clear in TAH treated eyes. 4 weeks and 8 weeks after operation, PCO occurred both in TAH treated     

Vinflunine (20′,20′-difluoro- 3′,4′-dihydrovinorelbine), a novel Vinca alkaloid, which participates in P-glycoprotein (Pgp)-mediated multidrug resistance in vivo and in vitro

Vinflunine (VFL) is a novel derivative of vinorelbine (NVB, Navelbine®), which has shown markedly superior antitumor activity to NVB, in various experimental animal models. To establish whether this new Vinca alkaloid participates in P-glycoprotein (Pgp)-mediated multidrug resistance (MDR), VFL-resistant murine P388 cells (P388/VFL) were established in vivo and used in conjunction with the well established MDR P388/ADR subline, to define the in vivo resistance profile for VFL. P388/VFL cells proved cross-resistant to drugs implicated in MDR (other Vinca alkaloids, doxorubicin, etoposide), but not to campothecin or cisplatin and showed an increased expression of Pgp, without any detectable alterations in topoisomerase II or in glutathione metabolism. The P388/ADR cells proved cross-resistant to VFL both in vivo and in vitro, and this VFL resistance was efficiently modulated by verapamil in vitro. Cellular transport experiments with tritiated-VFL revealed differential uptake by P388 sensitive and P388/ADR resistant cells, comparable with data obtained using tritiated-NVB. In various in vitro models of human MDR tumor cells, whilst full sensitivity was retained in cells expressing alternative non-Pgp-mediated MDR mechanisms, cross resistance was identified in Pgp-overexpressing cells. Differences were, however, noted in terms of the drug resistance profiles relative to the other Vincas, with tumor cell lines proving generally least cross-resistant to VFL. Overall, these results suggest that VFL, like other Vinca alkaloids, participates in Pgp-mediated MDR, with tumor cells selected for resistance to VFL overexpressing Pgp, yet MDR tumor cell lines proved generally less cross resistant to VFL relative to the other Vinca alkaloids.