Toxicological evaluation of Yulangsan polysaccharide in Wistar rats: A 26-week oral gavage study

Although numerous studies have proven the medicinal values of Yulangsan polysaccharide (YLSP), the toxicity of this active ingredient is unknown. In the acute toxicity study, a single oral administration of 24 g/kg YLSP caused neither toxicological symptoms nor mortality, and the LD₅₀ was estimated >24 g/kg. In the chronic toxicity study, we administered doses of 0, 0.6, 1.2 and 2.4 g/kg YLSP in rats by oral gavage for 26 weeks followed by a 3-week recovery period. There was no mortality or remarkable clinical signs observed during this 26-week study. Additionally, there were no toxic differences in the following parameters: body weight, food consumption, hematology, clinical biochemistry, organ weight, and macroscopic findings. There were no adverse effects on histopathology observed in males or female rats treated with YLSP. Based on the results, the no-observed-adverse-effect-level of YLSP in rats is greater than 2.4 g/kg when administered orally for 26 consecutive weeks.     

山药粗多糖的提取工艺

对鲜山药中水溶性粗多糖的提取工艺进行了研究,通过单因素试验和L9（34）正交试验,研究了料液比、提取温度、时间和乙醇体积分数对粗多糖得率的影响,极差分析及方差分析结果表明提取温度和料液比是影响山药粗多糖提取的主要因素,较优的工艺为料液比1 g：9 mL,温度50 ℃,时间2.5 h,乙醇体积分数75%,在此工艺条件下,鲜山药粗多糖得率为0.2449%（以鲜山药质量计）.     

灵芪菌质发酵工艺初报

目的:探讨灵芪菌质发酵的工艺,验证药用真菌新型固体发酵的优越性.方法:将灵芝分别在普通基质、药性基质(含黄芪)、富硒药性基质中发酵,对三种基质中菌质的有效部位多糖的含量进行测定及动态研究,比较其变化.结果:三种基质中菌质有效部位多糖含量及其相对标准差分别为4.65%、1.61%,3.76%、1.99%,4.50%、1.86%;对灵芝和黄芪发酵组合的有效成分多糖、蛋白质及总皂苷进行动态变化研究,发现第28天是发生次生代谢最旺盛的时候,确定为发酵终点.结论:灵芝和黄芪发酵组合是可行的.     

颅脑损伤患者伤后细胞免疫功能变化及黄芪的免疫调节作用

目的：研究颅脑损伤患者伤后细胞免疫功能的变化规律及黄芪对细胞免疫功能的调节作用。方法：73例中、重型颅脑损伤患者随机分为常规治疗组35例和黄芪治疗组38例。对照组10例。采用放射免疫法．双抗体夹心酶联免疫吸附法及碱性磷酸酶法于不同时间检测各组患者细胞免疫学指标，1个月后进行疗效评价，并进行统计学处理。结果：颅脑损伤患者伤后1d IL-2、CD4、CD4／CD8显著下降，SIL-2R及CD8显著升高(P＜0．01)。伤后第30天常规组与黄芪组比较IL-2，SIL-2R，CD8、CD4／CD8有显著性差异，CD4无显著性差异。伤后1月两组患者感染发生率、GCS评分、日常生活能力比较有显著性差异(P＜0．01)。结论：中、重型颅脑损伤息者伤后存在显著的细胞免疫功能抑制，黄芪可以改善患者细胞免疫功能状态，提高机体抗感染能力．改善预后。     

方格星虫多糖分离纯化及性质鉴定

以方格星虫（Sipunculus nudus）体壁和血液为试验材料，经胰蛋白酶水解，Sevage法去除蛋白质，乙醇沉淀得到粗多糖，透析并冷冻干燥后分别得到方格星虫体壁多糖（SWP）和血液多糖（SBP）。经凝胶渗透色谱分析，SWP和SBP均为单一组分，相对分子质量分别为284528和198212。红外光谱分析表明，两种多耱结构相似，不含硫酸基团，均含有葡萄耱、半乳糖、木糖和阿拉伯糖。SBP含有乙酰氨基，而SWP不含乙酰氨基，它们是以α-糖苷键或β-糖苷键连接的呋喃多糖。     

A Comparative Study on the Effect of BCG-PSN and Thymopeptides on T-lymphocyte Subsets of Normal and Immunosuppressed Mice

Polysaccharidenucleicacidfractionofbacilluscalmetteguerin (BCG PSN ,SiqikangInjection)andthymopeptidesarenowtwowidelyusedimmunomod ulatorsinclinicalpractice .Theyareusuallyusedasanadjuvanttherapyforvirusinfection ,autoimmunediseasesandneoplasms ,whichhavebeenclinicallyprovedtobeeffective .Somereportsdemonstratedthattheybothcanstimulatetheproliferationanddif ferentiationofT lymphocytes.However ,theexactmechanismshavenotbeenelucidatedyet .InordertocomparetheirmodulatingmechanismsonT lympho c…     

壮骨肾宝对实验性小鼠高脂血症的影响

目的观察由黄芪、白术、淫羊藿组成的复方制剂(壮骨肾宝)对实验性小鼠高脂血症的影响。方法用蛋黄乳液快速致小鼠单纯性高胆固醇血症和喂养高脂饲料致高脂血症模型 ,观察预防性给予不同剂量的壮骨肾宝后对血清总胆固醇(TC)、甘油三酯(TG)和高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL -ch)的影响。结果壮骨肾宝中、高剂量能使血清TC降低(P<0.05),HDL -ch升高(P<0.01) ,但对TG的影响不大。结论壮骨肾宝有一定降血脂作用 ,并与剂量有关     

山东产四种菟丝子免疫增强作用的比较研究

目的 比较山东产四种菟丝子对小鼠免疫功能、抗疲劳、耐缺氧等方面的作用。方法 选用昆明种小鼠，用山东产四种菟丝子的水、醇提取物灌胃，观察小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞吞噬功能、免疫器官重量的变化、游泳实验和耐缺氧等指标。结果 山东产四种菟丝子均可增加小鼠吞噬百分率，使幼龄小鼠的胸腺和脾脏增重，并可显著延长小鼠的游泳及缺氧存活时间。其中以菟丝子和南方菟丝子的作用较好，水提取物的作用优于醇提取物。结论 山东产四种菟丝子具有增强机体免疫功能、抗疲劳、耐缺氧作用。菟丝子中的多糖是其提高机体免疫力，增强体质的有效物质之一。     

A群多糖脑膜炎菌苗最适免疫剂量的研究

近些年来对Ａ群多糖脑膜炎菌苗最适免疫剂量进行了一系列现场流行病学及血清学效果的对比研究。首先肯定了我国生产的菌苗与法国Ｍｅｒｉｅｕｘ研究所生产的苗苗在人体接种后观察一年内具有同等杀菌抗体反应。以后在严格对比下观察了国内生产的多糖菌苗接种３０μｇ及５０μｇ一年内的血清杀菌抗体反应。结果完全相同；而全身反应则３０μｇ为５０μｇ剂量的五分之一。在我国８０年代流脑流行地区内确证了３０μｇ免后人群保护率为９９％与国外５０μｇ的保护率（９７．２％）相似。国内连续三年在流行地区内对比观察了３０μｇ、与５０μｇ的流行病学预防效果，其人群保护率相似．与国外（Ｒｅｉｎｇｏｌｄ）．的报告亦相似。最后结论是本菌苗的最适免疫剂量为３０μｇ．不但其预防效果与５０μｇ相同，而且菌苗反应轻微，经济效益高，有利于在发展中国家推广使用。     

Serotype‐specific polysaccharide of Streptococcus mutans contributes to infectivity in endocarditis

Streptococcus mutans and other viridans streptococci have been implicated as major etiological agents of infective endocarditis. The serotype‐specific rhamnose‐glucose polysaccharide (RGP) of S. mutans has several biological functions that appear to be essential for the induction of infective endocarditis. The aim of this study was to examine the contribution of RGP to the infectivity of S. mutans in infective endocarditis using a rat model. The RGP‐defective mutant of S. mutans showed reduced ability to induce infective endocarditis compared to the parental strain. The ability of S. mutans to induce infective endocarditis was not consistent with the binding capacity of the organism to extracellular matrix proteins. The results suggest that S. mutans containing whole RGP is more virulent than the RGP‐defective mutant, and the RGP has an important role for the induction of infective endocarditis by S. mutans.