After gene mutation, the pcDNA3.1/APP595/596 plasmid was transfected into HEK293 cells to establish a cell model of Alzheimer＇s disease. The cell model was treated with donepezil or compound Danshen tablets after cul...After gene mutation, the pcDNA3.1/APP595/596 plasmid was transfected into HEK293 cells to establish a cell model of Alzheimer＇s disease. The cell model was treated with donepezil or compound Danshen tablets after culture for 72 hours. Reverse transcription-PCR showed that the mRNA expression of amyloid protein precursor decreased in all groups following culture for 24 hours, and that there was no significant difference in the amount of decrease between donepezil and compound Danshen tablets. Our results suggest that compound Danshen tablets can reduce expression of the mRNA for amyloid protein precursor in a transgenic cell model of Alzheimer＇s disease, with similar effects to donepezil.展开更多
Objective To investigate the efficacy and mechanism of action of Compound Chaijin Jieyu Tablets(复方柴金解郁片,CCJJYT)in rats with insomnia complicated with depression.Methods Seventy-two Sprague-Dawley rats were rand...Objective To investigate the efficacy and mechanism of action of Compound Chaijin Jieyu Tablets(复方柴金解郁片,CCJJYT)in rats with insomnia complicated with depression.Methods Seventy-two Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned into eight groups:the control,chronic unpredictable mild stress(CUMS),sleep deprivation(SD),CUMS+SD,positive drug(venlafaxine hydrochloride+diazepam),CCJJYT high-dose(CCJJYT˗2×),medium-dose(CCJJYT˗1×),and low-dose(CCJJYT˗0.5×)groups,with nine rats in each group.Depression-like behavior was evaluated by body weight,food intake,and behavioral tests such as the sucrose preference test(SPT),open field test(OFT),forced swimming test(FST),and pentobarbital-induced sleep test(PST).Hematoxylin-eosin(HE)staining and Golgi-Cox staining were used to observe changes in pathological tissue and synaptic morphology,respectively.Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)was used to detect the contents of orexin-A and acetylcholine.The expression levels of orexin receptor 1(OXR1),melatonin receptor 1(MT1A),melatonin receptor 2(MT1B),acetylcholinesterase(AChE),and choline acetyltransferase(ChAT)were detected by immunohistochemistry and Western blot.Results In the present study,rats in the model group showed significant behavioral changes as well as a reduction in hippocampal dendritic branch length and synaptic number,along with increasing the content of orexin A and acetylcholine(P<0.05),and altered expression levels of OX1R,MT1A,MT1B,ChAT,and AChE in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex after modeling(P<0.05).CCJJYT can improve depressive insomnia behavior and synaptic plasticity of rats(P<0.05),which is similar to that of the positive drug group.It can also decrease the content of orexin A and acetylcholine,and reduce the expression levels of OXR1 and ChAT in hippocampus and prefrontal cortex(P<0.05),and increase the expression levels of MT1A,MT1B,and AChE proteins(P<0.05).Conclusion CCJJYT has good antidepressant and insomnia effects,probably through the regulation of orexin-A,melatonin,and acetylcholine content in hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of rats,improving synaptic plasticity and thus exerting antidepressant and insomnia effects.展开更多
Objective To investigate the effectiveness of compound Chai Jin Jie Yu Tablets(CJJYT)in ameliorating cognitive impairment associated with depression and its potential mechanism of action.Methods In vitro experiments,t...Objective To investigate the effectiveness of compound Chai Jin Jie Yu Tablets(CJJYT)in ameliorating cognitive impairment associated with depression and its potential mechanism of action.Methods In vitro experiments,the hippocampus was isolated from the whole brain of the fetal rat and cultured into hippocampal neuron cells.50μM corticosterone(CORT)was added to each group 18 h before the experiment for modeling depression,with the exception of the control group.After modeling,the blank serum group was added with 10%blank serum,the CJJYT group and the venlafaxine group were added with the corresponding 10%drug-containing serum,and the control group and the model group were added with equal volumes of culture medium.The intracellular Ca^2+mean fluorescence intensity,miniature excitatory postsynaptic current(mEPSC)current amplitude,and frequency of different hippocampal neurons were evaluated as indicators of synaptic function in the hippocampal neurons.In addition,the expression of synaptic plasticity related proteins,synaptophysin-α(SYN-α),N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 2A(NR2A),N-methyl-Daspartate receptor 2B(NR2B),post synaptic density 95 protein(PSD-95),calcium/calmodulin dependent protein kinaseⅡ(CaMKⅡ)and synaptic associated protein(SynGAP)were detected in the hippocampal neurons by immunofluorescence staining and high content analysis(HCA)system.Then,reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR)was used to detect the mRNA expression levels of SYN-α,NR2A,NR2B,PSD-95,CaMKⅡand SynGAP.For in vivo experiments,except for those in the blank control group,all rats were treated within a single cage for chronic unpredictable stress-induced depression modeling and subjected to corresponding drug interventions.Behavioral tests were used to detect depressive behavior and determine learning,memory and other cognitive abilities,whereas enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)was used to detect the CORT levels.Golgi-Cox staining was used to observe changes in the synaptic morphology of parahippocampal gyrus CA1 area(CA1)and dentategyrus(DG).Results In vitro,CJJYT treatment reduced the intracellular Ca^2+mean flurorescence intensity in the hippocampal neurons(P<0.05),causing a reduction in the frequency and current amplitude of mEPSC(P<0.05),and thus inhibited the excessive activation of post-synaptic receptors.CJJYT treatment reduced the protein and mRNA expression of SYN-α,NR2A,NR2B and PSD-95 in the hippocampal neurons(P<0.05),increased the mRNA and protein expression of CaMKⅡand SynGAP(P<0.05),and thereby improved the synaptic plasticity of the hippocampal neurons.In vivo,CJJYT intervention improved sucrose preference,voluntary activity,learning and memory ability of Morris water maze test,and suppressed appetite(P<0.05),and increased the despair feeling of forced swimming test(P<0.05).The CORT level was reduced(P<0.05),leading to the repair of synaptic damage in the hippocampal neurons.Conclusions CJJYT can improve the synaptic function of hippocampal neurons and has obvious protective effects on neurons.It can repair the structural damage in the hippocampal neurons,improving the cognitive ability of the depressed model rats.The mechanism of CJJYT improving cognition in depressed rats may be related to the transmission and function of SYN-α/NR and its downstream neurotransmitters.展开更多
[ Objective ] This study was conducted to improve quality standard of Compound Danshen tablets. [ Method] Tanshinones in Compound Danshen tab- lets were determined by HPLC method. [ Result] A good linear relationship ...[ Objective ] This study was conducted to improve quality standard of Compound Danshen tablets. [ Method] Tanshinones in Compound Danshen tab- lets were determined by HPLC method. [ Result] A good linear relationship was found in the range of 0.10 -0.50 μg, and the average recovery rate was 100.59% （RSD = 1.38% ）. [ Conclusion] The method is simple, rapid and reproducible, and could be used as a method for quality control of Compound Danshen Tablets.展开更多
The content of berberine hydrochloride(BH)in compound berberine tablets(CBTs)is subject to strict requirements.Its content is usually measured based on chemical analysis.In this paper,the fluorescence spectral imaging...The content of berberine hydrochloride(BH)in compound berberine tablets(CBTs)is subject to strict requirements.Its content is usually measured based on chemical analysis.In this paper,the fluorescence spectral imaging method was used to study the relative content of BH from a physics perspective.By comparing the relative fluorescence intensity of self-made CBTs with di®erent mass percentages of BH,a linear positive relationship was observed between the BH content and the relative fluorescence intensity,and accordingly the quality of CBTs of different brands was evaluated.The results indicate that the fluorescence spectral imaging method can be a simple,fast and nondestructive semi-quantitative analysis method to determine the content of BH in CBTs,and this method has great potential in the quality control of CBTs.展开更多
基金supported by the Bureau of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Guangdong Province, No. 2010463the National Science and Technology"12~(th) Five-years"Major Special-purpose Foundation,No.2011ZX09201-201-01
文摘After gene mutation, the pcDNA3.1/APP595/596 plasmid was transfected into HEK293 cells to establish a cell model of Alzheimer＇s disease. The cell model was treated with donepezil or compound Danshen tablets after culture for 72 hours. Reverse transcription-PCR showed that the mRNA expression of amyloid protein precursor decreased in all groups following culture for 24 hours, and that there was no significant difference in the amount of decrease between donepezil and compound Danshen tablets. Our results suggest that compound Danshen tablets can reduce expression of the mRNA for amyloid protein precursor in a transgenic cell model of Alzheimer＇s disease, with similar effects to donepezil.
基金National Major New Drug Development Project(2017 ZX09309026)National Natural Science Foundation of China(82104846)+1 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(2022JJ40323 and 2022JJ80092)Natural Science Foundation of Changsha(Kq2202266).
文摘Objective To investigate the efficacy and mechanism of action of Compound Chaijin Jieyu Tablets(复方柴金解郁片,CCJJYT)in rats with insomnia complicated with depression.Methods Seventy-two Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned into eight groups:the control,chronic unpredictable mild stress(CUMS),sleep deprivation(SD),CUMS+SD,positive drug(venlafaxine hydrochloride+diazepam),CCJJYT high-dose(CCJJYT˗2×),medium-dose(CCJJYT˗1×),and low-dose(CCJJYT˗0.5×)groups,with nine rats in each group.Depression-like behavior was evaluated by body weight,food intake,and behavioral tests such as the sucrose preference test(SPT),open field test(OFT),forced swimming test(FST),and pentobarbital-induced sleep test(PST).Hematoxylin-eosin(HE)staining and Golgi-Cox staining were used to observe changes in pathological tissue and synaptic morphology,respectively.Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)was used to detect the contents of orexin-A and acetylcholine.The expression levels of orexin receptor 1(OXR1),melatonin receptor 1(MT1A),melatonin receptor 2(MT1B),acetylcholinesterase(AChE),and choline acetyltransferase(ChAT)were detected by immunohistochemistry and Western blot.Results In the present study,rats in the model group showed significant behavioral changes as well as a reduction in hippocampal dendritic branch length and synaptic number,along with increasing the content of orexin A and acetylcholine(P<0.05),and altered expression levels of OX1R,MT1A,MT1B,ChAT,and AChE in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex after modeling(P<0.05).CCJJYT can improve depressive insomnia behavior and synaptic plasticity of rats(P<0.05),which is similar to that of the positive drug group.It can also decrease the content of orexin A and acetylcholine,and reduce the expression levels of OXR1 and ChAT in hippocampus and prefrontal cortex(P<0.05),and increase the expression levels of MT1A,MT1B,and AChE proteins(P<0.05).Conclusion CCJJYT has good antidepressant and insomnia effects,probably through the regulation of orexin-A,melatonin,and acetylcholine content in hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of rats,improving synaptic plasticity and thus exerting antidepressant and insomnia effects.
基金funding support from the National Major New Drug Development Project(No.2017ZX09309026)Provincial Department of Graduate Research Innovation Project of Hunan(No.CX20190565)。
文摘Objective To investigate the effectiveness of compound Chai Jin Jie Yu Tablets(CJJYT)in ameliorating cognitive impairment associated with depression and its potential mechanism of action.Methods In vitro experiments,the hippocampus was isolated from the whole brain of the fetal rat and cultured into hippocampal neuron cells.50μM corticosterone(CORT)was added to each group 18 h before the experiment for modeling depression,with the exception of the control group.After modeling,the blank serum group was added with 10%blank serum,the CJJYT group and the venlafaxine group were added with the corresponding 10%drug-containing serum,and the control group and the model group were added with equal volumes of culture medium.The intracellular Ca^2+mean fluorescence intensity,miniature excitatory postsynaptic current(mEPSC)current amplitude,and frequency of different hippocampal neurons were evaluated as indicators of synaptic function in the hippocampal neurons.In addition,the expression of synaptic plasticity related proteins,synaptophysin-α(SYN-α),N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 2A(NR2A),N-methyl-Daspartate receptor 2B(NR2B),post synaptic density 95 protein(PSD-95),calcium/calmodulin dependent protein kinaseⅡ(CaMKⅡ)and synaptic associated protein(SynGAP)were detected in the hippocampal neurons by immunofluorescence staining and high content analysis(HCA)system.Then,reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR)was used to detect the mRNA expression levels of SYN-α,NR2A,NR2B,PSD-95,CaMKⅡand SynGAP.For in vivo experiments,except for those in the blank control group,all rats were treated within a single cage for chronic unpredictable stress-induced depression modeling and subjected to corresponding drug interventions.Behavioral tests were used to detect depressive behavior and determine learning,memory and other cognitive abilities,whereas enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)was used to detect the CORT levels.Golgi-Cox staining was used to observe changes in the synaptic morphology of parahippocampal gyrus CA1 area(CA1)and dentategyrus(DG).Results In vitro,CJJYT treatment reduced the intracellular Ca^2+mean flurorescence intensity in the hippocampal neurons(P<0.05),causing a reduction in the frequency and current amplitude of mEPSC(P<0.05),and thus inhibited the excessive activation of post-synaptic receptors.CJJYT treatment reduced the protein and mRNA expression of SYN-α,NR2A,NR2B and PSD-95 in the hippocampal neurons(P<0.05),increased the mRNA and protein expression of CaMKⅡand SynGAP(P<0.05),and thereby improved the synaptic plasticity of the hippocampal neurons.In vivo,CJJYT intervention improved sucrose preference,voluntary activity,learning and memory ability of Morris water maze test,and suppressed appetite(P<0.05),and increased the despair feeling of forced swimming test(P<0.05).The CORT level was reduced(P<0.05),leading to the repair of synaptic damage in the hippocampal neurons.Conclusions CJJYT can improve the synaptic function of hippocampal neurons and has obvious protective effects on neurons.It can repair the structural damage in the hippocampal neurons,improving the cognitive ability of the depressed model rats.The mechanism of CJJYT improving cognition in depressed rats may be related to the transmission and function of SYN-α/NR and its downstream neurotransmitters.
文摘[ Objective ] This study was conducted to improve quality standard of Compound Danshen tablets. [ Method] Tanshinones in Compound Danshen tab- lets were determined by HPLC method. [ Result] A good linear relationship was found in the range of 0.10 -0.50 μg, and the average recovery rate was 100.59% （RSD = 1.38% ）. [ Conclusion] The method is simple, rapid and reproducible, and could be used as a method for quality control of Compound Danshen Tablets.
基金The authors would like to acknowledge the support of the Ph.D.research startup foundation of Guangdong Medical University (2XB14006).
文摘The content of berberine hydrochloride(BH)in compound berberine tablets(CBTs)is subject to strict requirements.Its content is usually measured based on chemical analysis.In this paper,the fluorescence spectral imaging method was used to study the relative content of BH from a physics perspective.By comparing the relative fluorescence intensity of self-made CBTs with di®erent mass percentages of BH,a linear positive relationship was observed between the BH content and the relative fluorescence intensity,and accordingly the quality of CBTs of different brands was evaluated.The results indicate that the fluorescence spectral imaging method can be a simple,fast and nondestructive semi-quantitative analysis method to determine the content of BH in CBTs,and this method has great potential in the quality control of CBTs.
