Research Advances on Panax japonicus and its Approximation Varieties in Tujia Nationality

Panax japonicus and its approximation varieties,such as Rhizoma Panacis Majoris and Panax japonicus C. A. Mey. var.major （Burk.） C.Y. Wu et K.M. Feng belong to Panax,which are less commonly used traditional Chinese medicine. Because of similar traits and effectiveness,they were always used as one type of medicine for a long time. Aiming at this phenomenon,the chemical composition and contents of P. japonicus and its approximation varieties from different area were compared in order to provide a chemical basis for clarifying the classification of the genus.

A multicolor photometric study of the neglected eclipsing binary FT Ursae Majoris

The multicolor photometric observations of the neglected eclipsing binary FT Ursae Majoris （FT UMa） were obtained in 2010. The 2003 version of the Wilson- Devinney code was used to analyze the light curves in the B, V and R bands simultaneously. Based on the spectroscopic mass ratio q = 0.984 published by Pribulla et al., it is found that FT UMa is an evolved contact binary with a contact degree of 15.3%. The low amplitude of light variations, N 0.15 mag, arises mainly from a moderately low inclination angle of i = 62.80° and almost identical components in size rather than the light dilution of a third component, which contributes light of only - 10%.

A method for estimating masses of W Ursae Majoris-type binaries

Masses of W Ursae Majoris-type(W UMa) binaries play a critical role in investigating stellar dynamical evolutionary status. In this paper, we combine the PARSEC(PAdova and TRieste Stellar Evolution Code) with the Roche geometric model to provide a method to determine the masses of W UMa systems. To verify the validity of this method, we compile a sample of 140 spectrum binaries from the literature, which includes 76 W-and 64 A-subtype systems with reliable physical parameters. We find that the average fractional difference and the standard deviation(σM) of the residuals for W-subtype and Asubtype approximately amount to 15.66% and 0.1218, 16.03% and 0.2094, respectively. Meanwhile, we also perform detailed analyses in accordance with the orbital period, the effective temperatures and the mass ratio. We find that the method is more applicable to determine masses for W UMa systems with low effective temperature and short period.

Stochastic comparisons on total capacity of weighted k-out-of-n systems with heterogeneous components

This paper carries out stochastic comparisons on the total capacity of weighted k-out-of-n sys-tems with heterogeneous components.The expectation order,the increasing convex/concave order and the usual stochastic order are employed to investigate stochastic behaviours of sys-tem capacity.Sufficient conditions are established in terms of majorisation-type orders between the vectors of component lifetime distribution parameters and the vectors of weights.Some examples are also provided as illustrations.

Effects of Polysaccharides Extracted from Zhu Zi Shen(Rhizoma Panacis Majoris) on Oxidative Stress and Hemodynamics in Rats with Adriamycin-induced Chronic Heart Failure

Objective:To probe into the intervening action of polysaccharides of Zhu Zi Shen(Rhizoma Panacis Majoris)(PZZS) on oxidative stress and hemodynamics in rats with adriamycin-induced chronic congestive heart failure(CHF).Methods:After SD rats were successfully modeled with adriamycin,they were randomly divided into a normal control group,a model group,a PZZS group,and a captopril group,and were administrated respectively.At the end of experiment,the hemodynamic function,whole heart weight index,and the blood CK,SOD,MDA,NO,NOS were detected;and the myocardial morphological examinations were carried out.Results:Compared with the normal control group,the arterial systolic pressure(SBP),diastolic pressure(DBP),mean arterial pressure(MAP),heart rate(HR),left ventricular systolic peak(LVSP),and left ventricular pressure change rate(dp/dtmax) significantly decreased,and left ventricular end diastolic pressure(LVEDP),whole heart weight index,the blood CK,MDA,NO,NOS significantly increased in the model group.PZZS significantly improved the hemodynamic function,lowered the MDA and NO levels,and decreased the CK and NOS activities in the CHF rats.Conclusion:PZZS can improve the hemodynamic function,and alleviate the oxidative stress reaction in the CHF rat.

Studies on Triterpenoid Glycosides from Rhizomes ofPanacis majoris and Their Antiplatelet Aggregation Activity

A new triterpenoid glycoside（l） and seven known triterpenoid glycosides, pseudoginsenoside RT2（2）,yesanchinoside R2（3）, vinaginsenoside R13（4）, vinaginsenoside R8（5）, notoginsenoside E（6）, 6＂＇-O-acetylginsenosideRe（7）, 6＂-O-acetylginsenoside Rbl（8）, were isolated from the rhizomes of Panaeis maforis. The new triterpenoidglycoside was elucidated as 3-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-（l→2）-fl-D-（6＇-O-ethyl）-glucuronopyranosyl]-oleanolicacid-28-O-β-D-glucopyranoside by extensive spectroscopic and phytochemical methods. Compounds 2-8 wereobtained from the plant for the first time. Compounds 3 and 4 displayed good activities against adenosine diphosphate（ADP）-induced platelet aggregation, and compounds 1, 5, 6 and 8 showed moderate activities. Compound 6 exhibitedmoderate antiplatelet aggregation activity induced by arachidonic acid（AA）.