Tripterygium Wilfordii Hooks. f (TW) also called yellow vine, yellow vine wood, yellow wax vine, breakgut herb etc., belongs to Galactia genus, its medicinal parts mostly belong to the wooden part of the double-layer ...Tripterygium Wilfordii Hooks. f (TW) also called yellow vine, yellow vine wood, yellow wax vine, breakgut herb etc., belongs to Galactia genus, its medicinal parts mostly belong to the wooden part of the double-layer decortical root. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) holds that it has the function of clearing Heat and removing toxin, dispelling Wind to fr- ee collateral, relaxing tendon to activate blood circulation, subsiding swelling and analgesia, insecticide and hemostasis. The studies on botanical resources, chemical ingredients and pharmacology of TW are briefly introduced as follows.展开更多
In this study, seawater was pumped up from 150, 200, 300, 500 and 1000 m in the South China Sea and analyzed to make certain what depth should deep-sea water (DSW) be pumped up for medicinal usage. The pumping depth o...In this study, seawater was pumped up from 150, 200, 300, 500 and 1000 m in the South China Sea and analyzed to make certain what depth should deep-sea water (DSW) be pumped up for medicinal usage. The pumping depth of DSW was determined on the basis of chemical ingredients. The analyses of inorganic elements and dissolved organic matter (DOM) were performed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and ultra performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS) respectively. The raw data were used for hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) and principal component analysis (PCA). The results showed that seawater pumped up from 500 m and 1000 m was similar in their chemical ingredients, and was different from the seawater pumped up from other depths. These results indicated that seawater from more than 500 m depth had relatively stable chemical ingredients and could be used as DSW in the South China Sea.展开更多
Objective Patients and doctors often have questions about the equivalence of traditional and machinery decoctions. In this article, using Da-cheng-qi Decoction（DCQD） as a model of formula, traditional decoction（TD...Objective Patients and doctors often have questions about the equivalence of traditional and machinery decoctions. In this article, using Da-cheng-qi Decoction（DCQD） as a model of formula, traditional decoction（TD）, machinery decoction under high pressure（MDHP）, and machinery decoction under normal pressure（MDNP） were compared. Methods For chemical components, HPLC fingerprints were established and evaluated using AHP combined with CRITIC weighing method; For animals＇ effects, the experiments of small intestinal propulsion were conducted; For clinical effects, a randomized clinical trial（RCT） was designed and performed. Results Although there were some differences between TD and MDNP in chemical ingredients, there was no significant difference in animal experiments and clinical trials（P 〉 0.05）. Conclusion The traditional and machinery decoctions of DCQD could be used bioequivalently.展开更多
Multiple emulsions are of great therapeutic interest especially in the administration of medicines which can be inactivated by digestive enzymes;moreover the researches of formulation not being often easy, a control o...Multiple emulsions are of great therapeutic interest especially in the administration of medicines which can be inactivated by digestive enzymes;moreover the researches of formulation not being often easy, a control of the different phases physicochemical parameters would be of great interest in rapid formulations and at low cost. When formulating emulsions, the preliminary tests, also known as formulation tests, constitute a step which can be long and expensive because of the quantity of reagents that can be used. A rigorous methodology could thus be of great interest, which is at the aim of our study which consists of evaluating the physico-chemical parameters of different phases used to make thus multiple emulsions. In our study, physico-chemical parameters such as conductivity, pH, density, viscosity, and surface tension have been studied by direct measurement using equipment and also by means of suitable mounting. The results showed that the pH and the surface tension have an important role in the prediction of the stability of emulsions, these latter must be of the same order of magnitude. For all phases conductivity does not have too much interest apart from helping to determine the type of the emulsion.展开更多
Traditional Chinese Medicine prescription Suanzaoren decoction (SZRD) is composed of Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, Chuanxiong Rhizoma, Anemarrhenae rhizoma, Poria and Licorice. It was used to treat central nervous system di...Traditional Chinese Medicine prescription Suanzaoren decoction (SZRD) is composed of Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, Chuanxiong Rhizoma, Anemarrhenae rhizoma, Poria and Licorice. It was used to treat central nervous system diseases such as insomnia and anxiety for thousands of years. This paper aims to systematically understand varieties and quantities of compounds and clarify chemical components of SZRD, subsequently to further provide the reference for phytochemistry and pharmacology researches of SZRD. Our results showed that SZRD contained 145 components, including flavonoids, triterpenoids, steroids, coumarins, phthalides, and volatile oils, etc., while five-single herbs contain 1104 components. Only in terms of compound number, there were 80 common components in SZRD and its five herbs, which accounted for 6.8% of total compounds in all 5 herbs and 55.2% of compounds in SZRD. The components of SZRD were not simply the sum of one in every single herb. It is necessary to perform parallel studies among SZRD and its herbs. This review discussed the problems that existed in the chemical research of SZRD and pointed out the direction for its further research.展开更多
At the beginning of the Cenozoic,the atmospheric CO_(2)concentration increased rapidly from~2000 ppmv at 60 Ma to~4600 ppmv at 51 Ma,which is 5–10 times higher than the present value,and then continuous declined from...At the beginning of the Cenozoic,the atmospheric CO_(2)concentration increased rapidly from~2000 ppmv at 60 Ma to~4600 ppmv at 51 Ma,which is 5–10 times higher than the present value,and then continuous declined from~51 to 34 Ma.The cause of this phenomenon is still not well understood.In this study,we demonstrate that the initiation of Cenozoic west Pacific plate subduction,triggered by the hard collision in the Tibetan Plateau,occurred at approximately 51 Ma,coinciding with the tipping point.The water depths of the Pacific subduction zones are mostly below the carbonate compensation depths,while those of the Neo-Tethys were much shallower before the collision and caused far more carbonate subducting.Additionally,more volcanic ashes erupted from the west Pacific subduction zones,which consume CO_(2).The average annual west Pacific volvano eruption is 1.11 km~3,which is higher than previous estimations.The amount of annual CO_(2)absorbed by chemical weathering of additional west Pacific volcanic ashes could be comparable to the silicate weathering by the global river.We propose that the initiation of the western Pacific subduction controlled the long-term reduction of atmospheric CO_(2)concentration.展开更多
Based on μ-, T- and H-dependent pairing and number equations and the premise that μ(T) is predominantly the cause of the variation of the upper critical field H<sub>c</sub><sub>2</sub>(T), wh...Based on μ-, T- and H-dependent pairing and number equations and the premise that μ(T) is predominantly the cause of the variation of the upper critical field H<sub>c</sub><sub>2</sub>(T), where μ, T and H denote the chemical potential, temperature and the applied field, respectively, we provide in this paper fits to the empirical H<sub>c</sub><sub>2</sub>(T) data of H<sub>3</sub>S reported by Mozaffari, et al. (2019) and deal with the issue of whether or not H<sub>3</sub>S exhibits the Meissner effect. Employing a variant of the template given by Dogan and Cohen (2021), we examine in detail the results of Hirsch and Marsiglio (2022) who have claimed that H<sub>3</sub>S does not exhibit the Meissner effect and Minkov, et al. (2023) who have claimed that it does. We are thus led to suggest that monitoring the chemical potential (equivalently, the number density of Cooper pairs N<sub>s</sub> at T = T<sub>c</sub>) should shed new light on the issue being addressed.展开更多
目的:通过生物信息技术探索济川煎的有效化学成分及其作用于人体的靶点基因,分析其治疗慢传输型便秘(slow transit constipation,STC)的机制。方法:通过中药系统药理学技术平台(traditional Chinese medicine systems pharmacology data...目的:通过生物信息技术探索济川煎的有效化学成分及其作用于人体的靶点基因,分析其治疗慢传输型便秘(slow transit constipation,STC)的机制。方法:通过中药系统药理学技术平台(traditional Chinese medicine systems pharmacology database and analysis platform,TCMSP)数据库检索和筛选济川煎的化学活性物质及其作用于人体的靶点蛋白,同时应用人类基因数据库(the human gene database,GeneCards)预测STC的作用靶点,构建活性成分-靶点网络图;通过String数据库平台构建蛋白-蛋白相互作用网络(protein-protein interactions,PPI),寻找PPI核心基因,再进行GO(gene ontology)富集分析和KEGG(kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes)富集分析,找出所涉及的信号通路,构建靶点-通路网络图。结果:济川煎治疗STC的关键化学成分共25个,与STC的共同靶点71个;GO富集包括金属离子应答、膜筏、磷酸酶结合等;KEGG富集包括卡波西氏肉瘤相关疱疹病毒感染、前列腺癌、乙型肝炎、大肠癌等;与上述通路匹配度较高的靶点基因包括丝裂原活化蛋白激酶3(mitogen-activated protein kinase 3,MAPK3)、丝裂原活化蛋白激酶1(mitogen-activated protein kinase 1,MAPK1)、RAC-α丝氨酸/苏氨酸蛋白激酶(RAC-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase,Akt1)、BCL2-AssociatedX的蛋白质(BCL2-AssociatedX,BAX)、RAF原癌基因丝氨酸/苏氨酸-蛋白激酶(Raf-1 proto-oncogene,serine/threonine,RAF1)等。结论:济川煎可通过调节富集在卡波西氏肉瘤相关疱疹病毒感染、前列腺癌、乙型肝炎、大肠癌等通路的MAPK3、MAPK1、Akt1、BAX、RAF1等靶点对STC起治疗作用。展开更多
文摘Tripterygium Wilfordii Hooks. f (TW) also called yellow vine, yellow vine wood, yellow wax vine, breakgut herb etc., belongs to Galactia genus, its medicinal parts mostly belong to the wooden part of the double-layer decortical root. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) holds that it has the function of clearing Heat and removing toxin, dispelling Wind to fr- ee collateral, relaxing tendon to activate blood circulation, subsiding swelling and analgesia, insecticide and hemostasis. The studies on botanical resources, chemical ingredients and pharmacology of TW are briefly introduced as follows.
基金supported by Special Fund for Marine Scientific Research in the Public Interest (2010-05024)
文摘In this study, seawater was pumped up from 150, 200, 300, 500 and 1000 m in the South China Sea and analyzed to make certain what depth should deep-sea water (DSW) be pumped up for medicinal usage. The pumping depth of DSW was determined on the basis of chemical ingredients. The analyses of inorganic elements and dissolved organic matter (DOM) were performed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and ultra performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS) respectively. The raw data were used for hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) and principal component analysis (PCA). The results showed that seawater pumped up from 500 m and 1000 m was similar in their chemical ingredients, and was different from the seawater pumped up from other depths. These results indicated that seawater from more than 500 m depth had relatively stable chemical ingredients and could be used as DSW in the South China Sea.
基金Longhua Medical Project(LYTD-14)National special research foundation of TCM(No.201007010)
文摘Objective Patients and doctors often have questions about the equivalence of traditional and machinery decoctions. In this article, using Da-cheng-qi Decoction（DCQD） as a model of formula, traditional decoction（TD）, machinery decoction under high pressure（MDHP）, and machinery decoction under normal pressure（MDNP） were compared. Methods For chemical components, HPLC fingerprints were established and evaluated using AHP combined with CRITIC weighing method; For animals＇ effects, the experiments of small intestinal propulsion were conducted; For clinical effects, a randomized clinical trial（RCT） was designed and performed. Results Although there were some differences between TD and MDNP in chemical ingredients, there was no significant difference in animal experiments and clinical trials（P 〉 0.05）. Conclusion The traditional and machinery decoctions of DCQD could be used bioequivalently.
文摘Multiple emulsions are of great therapeutic interest especially in the administration of medicines which can be inactivated by digestive enzymes;moreover the researches of formulation not being often easy, a control of the different phases physicochemical parameters would be of great interest in rapid formulations and at low cost. When formulating emulsions, the preliminary tests, also known as formulation tests, constitute a step which can be long and expensive because of the quantity of reagents that can be used. A rigorous methodology could thus be of great interest, which is at the aim of our study which consists of evaluating the physico-chemical parameters of different phases used to make thus multiple emulsions. In our study, physico-chemical parameters such as conductivity, pH, density, viscosity, and surface tension have been studied by direct measurement using equipment and also by means of suitable mounting. The results showed that the pH and the surface tension have an important role in the prediction of the stability of emulsions, these latter must be of the same order of magnitude. For all phases conductivity does not have too much interest apart from helping to determine the type of the emulsion.
文摘Traditional Chinese Medicine prescription Suanzaoren decoction (SZRD) is composed of Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, Chuanxiong Rhizoma, Anemarrhenae rhizoma, Poria and Licorice. It was used to treat central nervous system diseases such as insomnia and anxiety for thousands of years. This paper aims to systematically understand varieties and quantities of compounds and clarify chemical components of SZRD, subsequently to further provide the reference for phytochemistry and pharmacology researches of SZRD. Our results showed that SZRD contained 145 components, including flavonoids, triterpenoids, steroids, coumarins, phthalides, and volatile oils, etc., while five-single herbs contain 1104 components. Only in terms of compound number, there were 80 common components in SZRD and its five herbs, which accounted for 6.8% of total compounds in all 5 herbs and 55.2% of compounds in SZRD. The components of SZRD were not simply the sum of one in every single herb. It is necessary to perform parallel studies among SZRD and its herbs. This review discussed the problems that existed in the chemical research of SZRD and pointed out the direction for its further research.
基金supported by NSFC Major Research Plan on‘‘West-Pacific Earth System Multispheric Interactions’’to Prof.Weidong Sun(Grant No.92258303)AND Prof.Tianyu Chen(Grant No.91858105)。
文摘At the beginning of the Cenozoic,the atmospheric CO_(2)concentration increased rapidly from~2000 ppmv at 60 Ma to~4600 ppmv at 51 Ma,which is 5–10 times higher than the present value,and then continuous declined from~51 to 34 Ma.The cause of this phenomenon is still not well understood.In this study,we demonstrate that the initiation of Cenozoic west Pacific plate subduction,triggered by the hard collision in the Tibetan Plateau,occurred at approximately 51 Ma,coinciding with the tipping point.The water depths of the Pacific subduction zones are mostly below the carbonate compensation depths,while those of the Neo-Tethys were much shallower before the collision and caused far more carbonate subducting.Additionally,more volcanic ashes erupted from the west Pacific subduction zones,which consume CO_(2).The average annual west Pacific volvano eruption is 1.11 km~3,which is higher than previous estimations.The amount of annual CO_(2)absorbed by chemical weathering of additional west Pacific volcanic ashes could be comparable to the silicate weathering by the global river.We propose that the initiation of the western Pacific subduction controlled the long-term reduction of atmospheric CO_(2)concentration.
文摘Based on μ-, T- and H-dependent pairing and number equations and the premise that μ(T) is predominantly the cause of the variation of the upper critical field H<sub>c</sub><sub>2</sub>(T), where μ, T and H denote the chemical potential, temperature and the applied field, respectively, we provide in this paper fits to the empirical H<sub>c</sub><sub>2</sub>(T) data of H<sub>3</sub>S reported by Mozaffari, et al. (2019) and deal with the issue of whether or not H<sub>3</sub>S exhibits the Meissner effect. Employing a variant of the template given by Dogan and Cohen (2021), we examine in detail the results of Hirsch and Marsiglio (2022) who have claimed that H<sub>3</sub>S does not exhibit the Meissner effect and Minkov, et al. (2023) who have claimed that it does. We are thus led to suggest that monitoring the chemical potential (equivalently, the number density of Cooper pairs N<sub>s</sub> at T = T<sub>c</sub>) should shed new light on the issue being addressed.
文摘目的:通过生物信息技术探索济川煎的有效化学成分及其作用于人体的靶点基因,分析其治疗慢传输型便秘(slow transit constipation,STC)的机制。方法:通过中药系统药理学技术平台(traditional Chinese medicine systems pharmacology database and analysis platform,TCMSP)数据库检索和筛选济川煎的化学活性物质及其作用于人体的靶点蛋白,同时应用人类基因数据库(the human gene database,GeneCards)预测STC的作用靶点,构建活性成分-靶点网络图;通过String数据库平台构建蛋白-蛋白相互作用网络(protein-protein interactions,PPI),寻找PPI核心基因,再进行GO(gene ontology)富集分析和KEGG(kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes)富集分析,找出所涉及的信号通路,构建靶点-通路网络图。结果:济川煎治疗STC的关键化学成分共25个,与STC的共同靶点71个;GO富集包括金属离子应答、膜筏、磷酸酶结合等;KEGG富集包括卡波西氏肉瘤相关疱疹病毒感染、前列腺癌、乙型肝炎、大肠癌等;与上述通路匹配度较高的靶点基因包括丝裂原活化蛋白激酶3(mitogen-activated protein kinase 3,MAPK3)、丝裂原活化蛋白激酶1(mitogen-activated protein kinase 1,MAPK1)、RAC-α丝氨酸/苏氨酸蛋白激酶(RAC-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase,Akt1)、BCL2-AssociatedX的蛋白质(BCL2-AssociatedX,BAX)、RAF原癌基因丝氨酸/苏氨酸-蛋白激酶(Raf-1 proto-oncogene,serine/threonine,RAF1)等。结论:济川煎可通过调节富集在卡波西氏肉瘤相关疱疹病毒感染、前列腺癌、乙型肝炎、大肠癌等通路的MAPK3、MAPK1、Akt1、BAX、RAF1等靶点对STC起治疗作用。
