Based on HYPERCHEM, the structures of five phthalocyanie compounds were optimized with PM3 and their visible absorption maxima were calculated with ZINDO/S method by selecting appropriate p-p overlap weighting factor ...Based on HYPERCHEM, the structures of five phthalocyanie compounds were optimized with PM3 and their visible absorption maxima were calculated with ZINDO/S method by selecting appropriate p-p overlap weighting factor (OWFp-p), the agreement with experiment was excellent. The relationship between OWF- and molecular structure parameters was obtained by the method of stepwise regression and was explained in terms of quantum theory. OWF-=0.58126+0.04562ANC1+0.03839X. Where, ANC1 and X are the symbols of average net charges on coordinated bonded nitrogens and electronegativity of central atom, respectively.展开更多
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
Two hypercrosslinked polymeric adsorbents (ZH-01 and Amberlite XAD-4 resin) were employed to remove three kinds of phenolic compounds including phenol, 4-nitrophenol and 2,4-dinitrophenol from aqueous solutions. The...Two hypercrosslinked polymeric adsorbents (ZH-01 and Amberlite XAD-4 resin) were employed to remove three kinds of phenolic compounds including phenol, 4-nitrophenol and 2,4-dinitrophenol from aqueous solutions. The study was focused on the static equilibrium adsorption behavior, the column dynamic adsorption and desorption profiles. The Freundlich model gave a perfect fitting to the isotherm data. The adsorbing capacities for these three compounds on ZH-01 were higher than those on Amberlite XAD-4 within the temperature range 288-318 K, which was attributed to the large micropore area and 2-carboxybenzoyl functional groups on the network of ZH-01 resin. The adsorption for phenol and 4- nitrophenol on ZH-01 was a physical adsorption process, while for 2,4-dinitrophenol it was a coexistence process of physical adsorption and chemisorption's transitions. The column test showed the advantages of ZH-01 in the dynamic adsorption processes of phenolic compounds. Being used as the desorption reagent, sodium hydroxide solution showed an excellent performance.展开更多
Objective: To study the therapeutic effect of Com pound Biejia Ruangan prescription (CBRP) on rat model with pulmonary fibrosis in duced by bleomycin. Methods: Fifty four male Sprague Dawley rats were rando mly divide...Objective: To study the therapeutic effect of Com pound Biejia Ruangan prescription (CBRP) on rat model with pulmonary fibrosis in duced by bleomycin. Methods: Fifty four male Sprague Dawley rats were rando mly divided into 6 groups (9 rats in each group). From the first day to the 28th day of the experiment, except to those in the sham model control group that were treated with normal saline, the same amount of bleomycin injection as the n ormal saline given to the control group was given through endotracheal instillat ion to all the rats in all the other groups. From the 29th day of the modeling, CBRP solution of different dosages was respectively injected into the rats in th e high, moderate and low CBRP dose group, while equal volume of normal saline w as given to those in the sham model control group and the model control group , and an equal volume of prednisone solution was given to rats in the prednisone group. On the 80th day, the high resolution computerized tomographic (HRCT) images were observed on an equal footing, and HRCT pathology was correlativel y studied. Results: Different HRCT pathological changes were shown in th e rats with pulmonary fibrosis, such as lung consolidation, thickening of interl obular septum and interlobular mesenchyma as well as lobular deformation, nodule shadow, abnormal brochiovascular tract, thickened pleura with irregular junctio n and polished glass like dense shadows. Honeycomb lung was observed in some cases. Pathological sections showed fibrotic proliferation of lung tissues and noticeable pulmonary interstitial fibrosis. CBRP could improve HRCT images of rats with pulmonary fibrosis, and lower fibrotic p roliferation of the lung tissue.Conclusion: CBRP plays its therapeutic role possibly through its effect on the structure of the lung in rats with pulmonary fibrosis.展开更多
The advanced treatment using integrated Fenton's reaction and coagulation process was investigated in this study. Before the advancement, the pharmaceutical wastewater containing lincomycin hydrochloride was pretreat...The advanced treatment using integrated Fenton's reaction and coagulation process was investigated in this study. Before the advancement, the pharmaceutical wastewater containing lincomycin hydrochloride was pretreated by UASB (upflow anaerobic sludge bed) and a SBR (sequencing batch reactor) process. The residual recalcitrant compounds, measured by gas chromatographymass spectrometry (GC-MS), mainly consisted of alcohols, phenols, and nitrogenous and sulfur compounds. The experimental results indicated that when the Fenton's reaction was conducted at pH=3.0, H2O2CODOcr=0.27, H2O2/Fe^2+=3:1 and 30 min of reaction time, and the coagulation process operated at a sulfate aluminum concentration of 800 mg/L and pH value of 5.0, the color and COD in the wastewater decreased by 94% and 73%, respectively; with a finale COD concentration of 267 mg/L and color level of 40 units, meeting the secondary standard of GB8978-1996 for industrial wastewater.展开更多
Compound Formula Rehmannia has been shown to be clinically effective in treating Parkinson's disease and levodopa-induced dyskinesia; however, the mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, we established a model of P...Compound Formula Rehmannia has been shown to be clinically effective in treating Parkinson's disease and levodopa-induced dyskinesia; however, the mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, we established a model of Parkinson's disease dyskinesia in rats, and treated these animals with Compound Formula Rehmannia. Compound Formula Rehmannia inhibited the increase in mRNA expression of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunits 1 and 2 and excitatory amino acid neurotransmitter genes, and it inhibited the reduction in expression of γ-aminobutyric acid receptor B1, an inhibitory amino acid neurotransmitter gene, in the corpus striatum. In addition, Compound Formula Rehmannia alleviated dyskinesia symptoms in the Parkinson's disease rats. These experimental findings indicate that Compound Formula Rehmannia alleviates levodopa-induced dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease by modulating neurotransmitter signaling in the corpus striatum.展开更多
Neural progenitor cells(NPCs) capable of self-renewal and differentiation into neural cell lineages offer broad prospects for cell therapy for neurodegenerative diseases. However, cell therapy based on NPC transplanta...Neural progenitor cells(NPCs) capable of self-renewal and differentiation into neural cell lineages offer broad prospects for cell therapy for neurodegenerative diseases. However, cell therapy based on NPC transplantation is limited by the inability to acquire sufficient quantities of NPCs. Previous studies have found that a chemical cocktail of valproic acid, CHIR99021, and Repsox(VCR) promotes mouse fibroblasts to differentiate into NPCs under hypoxic conditions. Therefore, we used VCR(0.5 mM valproic acid, 3 μM CHIR99021, and 1 μM Repsox) to induce the reprogramming of rat embryonic fibroblasts into NPCs under a hypoxic condition(5%). These NPCs exhibited typical neurosphere-like structures that can express NPC markers, such as Nestin, SRY-box transcription factor 2, and paired box 6(Pax6), and could also differentiate into multiple types of functional neurons and astrocytes in vitro. They had similar gene expression profiles to those of rat brain-derived neural stem cells. Subsequently, the chemically-induced NPCs(ciNPCs) were stereotactically transplanted into the substantia nigra of 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned parkinsonian rats. We found that the ciNPCs exhibited long-term survival, migrated long distances, and differentiated into multiple types of functional neurons and glial cells in vivo. Moreover, the parkinsonian behavioral defects of the parkinsonian model rats grafted with ciNPCs showed remarkable functional recovery. These findings suggest that rat fibroblasts can be directly transformed into NPCs using a chemical cocktail of VCR without introducing exogenous factors, which may be an attractive donor material for transplantation therapy for Parkinson’s disease.展开更多
Long-term application of levodopa (L-3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, L-DOPA) for Parkinson's disease can lead to adverse effects and reduce the amount of dopamine transporter (DAT) in the corpus striatum. The presen...Long-term application of levodopa (L-3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, L-DOPA) for Parkinson's disease can lead to adverse effects and reduce the amount of dopamine transporter (DAT) in the corpus striatum. The present study attempted to vedfy whether increasing the amount of DAT can reduce the adverse effects of L-DOPA. The specific radioactive uptake value of DAT in the corpus striatum of the lesioned hemisphere was significantly decreased, but was significantly increased following administration of compound rehmannia formula [Radix rehmanniae preparata (prepared rehmannia root), Concha margantifera usta (nacre), Radix paeoniae alba (white peony alba), Radix salviae miltiotThizae (Danshen root), Scorpio (scorpion), green tea] for 4 weeks. The changes in DAT 1251-beta-carbomethoxy-3 beta-(4-iodophenyl) tropane autoradiography were consistent with those in radioactivity. The results revealed that the compound rehmannia formula can reduce the adverse effects of L-DOPA in treating Parkinson's disease, possibly by increasing the amount of DAT.展开更多
The distribution of Votaw’s λ1(vc) criterion for testing compound symmetryof the covariance matrix of a t-variate Gaussian model has been obtained in terms ofMeijer’s G-function as well as in computable series fo...The distribution of Votaw’s λ1(vc) criterion for testing compound symmetryof the covariance matrix of a t-variate Gaussian model has been obtained in terms ofMeijer’s G-function as well as in computable series form. Special cases of the densityhave also been derived using reduction formulae for G-function.展开更多
Neuroglobin(Ngb)is a 17 kDa monomeric hexa-coordinated heme protein belonging to the globin family.Ngb is mainly expressed in neurons of the central and peripheral nervous system,although moderate levels of Ngb have b...Neuroglobin(Ngb)is a 17 kDa monomeric hexa-coordinated heme protein belonging to the globin family.Ngb is mainly expressed in neurons of the central and peripheral nervous system,although moderate levels of Ngb have been detected in non-nervous tissues.In the past decade,Ngb has been studied for its neuroprotective role in a large number of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease,Huntington’s disease,brain ischemia and hypoxia.This review discusses and summarizes the natural compounds and the small synthetic molecules capable of modulating Ngb expression that exhibits a protective role against various neurodegenerative diseases.展开更多
[Objective] The research aimed to explore the effects of comminution technology on the dissolution of active components from compound feed additive of Strobi/anthes cusia. [Method] Using active component adenosine in ...[Objective] The research aimed to explore the effects of comminution technology on the dissolution of active components from compound feed additive of Strobi/anthes cusia. [Method] Using active component adenosine in principal herb S. cusia and chlorogenic acid in minister drug Lonicera japonica Thunb. as dissolution indices,the effects of ultrafine comminution on the dissolution degree of compound feed additive of S. cusia were analyzed. [ Result] The dissolution degree of adenosine and chlorogenic acid in ultra micro particles were obviously higher than that of common particles. Ultrafine comminution could significantly quicken the dissolution rate of adenosine and chlorogenic acid in compound feed additive of S. cusia, shorten the extraction time, avoid the breakage of active components in long-time extraction process,and meanwhile saved the energy greatly. [ Conclusion] The ultrafine comminution technology could obviously increase the dissolution degree of active components in compound feed additive of S. cusia.展开更多
An impulsive control scheme of Liu's system is presented in this paper. Some less conservative conditions with impulses at fixed times are provided, which can guarantee the global asymptotical stability and global ex...An impulsive control scheme of Liu's system is presented in this paper. Some less conservative conditions with impulses at fixed times are provided, which can guarantee the global asymptotical stability and global exponential stability for the impulsive control of Liu's systems. We also present the estimate of the stable region for the equidistance impulsive interval. Furthermore, an illustrative example is given to show the effectiveness of the proposed results.展开更多
The reaction of Mo(CO)6 with m-CH_3-C6H4SNa and Et4NCl(H_2O in CH_3CN afforded a dinuclear molybdenum(0) compound [Et4N]2[Mo2(CO)8(SC6H4-CH_3-m)2] (1). The crystal structure was determined by X-ray crystallography. Th...The reaction of Mo(CO)6 with m-CH_3-C6H4SNa and Et4NCl(H_2O in CH_3CN afforded a dinuclear molybdenum(0) compound [Et4N]2[Mo2(CO)8(SC6H4-CH_3-m)2] (1). The crystal structure was determined by X-ray crystallography. The crystallographic data: C38H54Mo2N2O8S2, Mr = 922.87, triclinic, P_ 1, a =10.336(2), b=10.753(2), c=11.121(2) ?, ( =88.88(2), ( =68.64(1), ( =69.71(1)(, V=1071.5(1) ?3, Z=1, Dc=1.43 g/cm3, F(000) = 476, ( = 7.1cm-1, Final R = 0.036 and Rw = 0.045 for 3423 reflections with I >3.0( (I). The X-ray structure analysis revealed that the Mo2S2 core is planar. The geometry around each Mo atom is a distorted octahedron, both of which form an edge-sharing bioctahedron. The Mo...Mo distance is 4.0665(1)(, which obviously indicates the absence of Mo-Mo bond.展开更多
Polyhydroxy enyne compound (+)-(1'S, 2R, 3S, 5S, 6S)-5,6-dimethoxy-5, 6-dimethyl- 2-(1'-hydroxylpropyl-2-ne)-3-vinyl-l,4-dioxane has been synthesized from D-(-)-tartaric acid. A new chiral center was establ...Polyhydroxy enyne compound (+)-(1'S, 2R, 3S, 5S, 6S)-5,6-dimethoxy-5, 6-dimethyl- 2-(1'-hydroxylpropyl-2-ne)-3-vinyl-l,4-dioxane has been synthesized from D-(-)-tartaric acid. A new chiral center was established by nucleophilic addition with 87% de. The modified Mosher's method was employed to confirm the absolute configuration of 17, which assigned the S-configuration at the new chiral center.展开更多
Compound Co_3(o-HOC_6H_4S)_2(o-OC_6H_4S)_2(PEt_3)_3 was obtained by reaction of CoCl_2, o-HOC_6H_4SH(H_2mD)and PEt_3 in ethanol in the presence of NaOCH_3.The three Co atoms are triangularly arranged and asymmetricall...Compound Co_3(o-HOC_6H_4S)_2(o-OC_6H_4S)_2(PEt_3)_3 was obtained by reaction of CoCl_2, o-HOC_6H_4SH(H_2mD)and PEt_3 in ethanol in the presence of NaOCH_3.The three Co atoms are triangularly arranged and asymmetrically bridged by four S and one O atoms from the four H_2mp ligands and terminally ligated by one O and three P atoms.Two free hydroxyl groups form two internal hydrogen bonds with adjacent oxo donor atoms.展开更多
Objective:To evaluate the efficacy of the Chinese herbal compound GAPT for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease(AD)and to provide current evidence for potential treatment mechanisms.Methods:A comprehensive search of ...Objective:To evaluate the efficacy of the Chinese herbal compound GAPT for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease(AD)and to provide current evidence for potential treatment mechanisms.Methods:A comprehensive search of PubMed,Embase,Web of Science,SinoMed,China Network Knowledge Infrastructure,Wanfang Data,and Chinese Scientific Journals Database was performed to identify GAPT mouse/rat studies published from inception to July 2019.The outcomes extracted were Morris water maze results and molecular biological quantifications.Results:A total of 19 studies were included in this analysis.The analysis indicated that GAPT was able to significantly improve learning and memory abilities compared with model mice/rats,as assessed by Morris water maze,and showed similar efficacy as donepezil.Subgroup analyses showed that low,medium,and high doses resulted in no obvious dose-dependent effects.Additionally,the GAPT group had significantly reduced expression levels of amyloid-beta peptide,presenilin 1,phosphorylated tau,acetylcholinesterase,and glycogen synthase kinase-3b,but increased expression levels of Shank1,and protein phosphatase-2A,and improved synapses structures compared with the model group,and subgroup analyses showed the medium dose of GAPT was superior to the low and high doses.Conclusions:Based on the pooled analysis,GAPT improved the learning and memory abilities and regulated the expression levels of related proteins during the progression of AD in mouse/rat studies.Notably,the medium dose of GAPT exhibited better performance than the other two doses,providing experimental evidence for further applications of GAPT during clinical practice.展开更多
n.m, n.Om, nO.m and nO.Om compounds play an important role in the fundamental and applied aspects. As a part of our systematic studies of the above homologous series regarding the synthesis, characterization and phase...n.m, n.Om, nO.m and nO.Om compounds play an important role in the fundamental and applied aspects. As a part of our systematic studies of the above homologous series regarding the synthesis, characterization and phase transition studies, here the authors report the polarizabilities and orientational order parameter, S in N-(p-n-ethoxybenzylidene)-p-n-alkoxy anilines, 2O.Om with m = 3 to 10 liquid crystalline compounds except with m = 5 which has been already published. The rest of the compounds exhibit the nematic LC phase except with m = 10 which shows the smectic-C phase along the nematic phase which is originally not detected by Godzwon et al. But the author’s observations with TM and differential scanning calorimeter have shown the existence on SmC phase in addition to nematic phase. Further, SmC is clarified using the histogram technique whose details are given below and are published elsewhere. The orientstonal order parameter, S is estimated using different methods and compared with the value obtained from birefringence, δn = (n<sub>e</sub> – n<sub>o</sub>) where no field model is used. It is observed in these compounds case as in other LC compounds Vuks isotropic model is favored compared to that of anisotropic model proposed by Neugebauer.展开更多
The cluster compound[Mo_4S_4(μ-O_2CC_5H_5)_2(dtp)_4](dtp=S_2P(OEt)_2)was obtained by the ligand substitution reaction of tetranuclear molybdenum cluster [Mo_4S_4(μ-dtp)_2(dtp)_4]in the mixed solvent of acetone,ethan...The cluster compound[Mo_4S_4(μ-O_2CC_5H_5)_2(dtp)_4](dtp=S_2P(OEt)_2)was obtained by the ligand substitution reaction of tetranuclear molybdenum cluster [Mo_4S_4(μ-dtp)_2(dtp)_4]in the mixed solvent of acetone,ethanol and water in the presence of C_6H_5CO_2Na.It is monoclinic and crystallizes in space group C2/c, Mr=1495.09,a=12.175(5),b=22.01(1),c=20.875(9),β=99.04(4)°;V=5575(5);Z=4; Dc=1.78g/cm^3.Final R factor is 0.066.The result reveals that the[Mo_4S_4]cluster core and t-(dtp)^(-1)ligands are retained and only μ-bridged(dtp)^(-1)ligands are substituted by(C_6H_5CO_2)^(-1)in the substitution reaction,thus producing the new title cluster compound,the structure of which contains two species of bidentate ligand.展开更多
文摘Based on HYPERCHEM, the structures of five phthalocyanie compounds were optimized with PM3 and their visible absorption maxima were calculated with ZINDO/S method by selecting appropriate p-p overlap weighting factor (OWFp-p), the agreement with experiment was excellent. The relationship between OWF- and molecular structure parameters was obtained by the method of stepwise regression and was explained in terms of quantum theory. OWF-=0.58126+0.04562ANC1+0.03839X. Where, ANC1 and X are the symbols of average net charges on coordinated bonded nitrogens and electronegativity of central atom, respectively.
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supported by the Educational Bureau of Jiangsu Province,China(No.08KJD150020)Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Wetland Bio-resources and Environmental Protection(No.JLCBE09011)the Professorial and Doctor Funds of Yancheng Teachers College(No.09YSYJB0202)
文摘Two hypercrosslinked polymeric adsorbents (ZH-01 and Amberlite XAD-4 resin) were employed to remove three kinds of phenolic compounds including phenol, 4-nitrophenol and 2,4-dinitrophenol from aqueous solutions. The study was focused on the static equilibrium adsorption behavior, the column dynamic adsorption and desorption profiles. The Freundlich model gave a perfect fitting to the isotherm data. The adsorbing capacities for these three compounds on ZH-01 were higher than those on Amberlite XAD-4 within the temperature range 288-318 K, which was attributed to the large micropore area and 2-carboxybenzoyl functional groups on the network of ZH-01 resin. The adsorption for phenol and 4- nitrophenol on ZH-01 was a physical adsorption process, while for 2,4-dinitrophenol it was a coexistence process of physical adsorption and chemisorption's transitions. The column test showed the advantages of ZH-01 in the dynamic adsorption processes of phenolic compounds. Being used as the desorption reagent, sodium hydroxide solution showed an excellent performance.
基金This study was supported by National Funds of Natur al Science (No.30130220)and Administration of Education against SARS(No.15)
文摘Objective: To study the therapeutic effect of Com pound Biejia Ruangan prescription (CBRP) on rat model with pulmonary fibrosis in duced by bleomycin. Methods: Fifty four male Sprague Dawley rats were rando mly divided into 6 groups (9 rats in each group). From the first day to the 28th day of the experiment, except to those in the sham model control group that were treated with normal saline, the same amount of bleomycin injection as the n ormal saline given to the control group was given through endotracheal instillat ion to all the rats in all the other groups. From the 29th day of the modeling, CBRP solution of different dosages was respectively injected into the rats in th e high, moderate and low CBRP dose group, while equal volume of normal saline w as given to those in the sham model control group and the model control group , and an equal volume of prednisone solution was given to rats in the prednisone group. On the 80th day, the high resolution computerized tomographic (HRCT) images were observed on an equal footing, and HRCT pathology was correlativel y studied. Results: Different HRCT pathological changes were shown in th e rats with pulmonary fibrosis, such as lung consolidation, thickening of interl obular septum and interlobular mesenchyma as well as lobular deformation, nodule shadow, abnormal brochiovascular tract, thickened pleura with irregular junctio n and polished glass like dense shadows. Honeycomb lung was observed in some cases. Pathological sections showed fibrotic proliferation of lung tissues and noticeable pulmonary interstitial fibrosis. CBRP could improve HRCT images of rats with pulmonary fibrosis, and lower fibrotic p roliferation of the lung tissue.Conclusion: CBRP plays its therapeutic role possibly through its effect on the structure of the lung in rats with pulmonary fibrosis.
文摘The advanced treatment using integrated Fenton's reaction and coagulation process was investigated in this study. Before the advancement, the pharmaceutical wastewater containing lincomycin hydrochloride was pretreated by UASB (upflow anaerobic sludge bed) and a SBR (sequencing batch reactor) process. The residual recalcitrant compounds, measured by gas chromatographymass spectrometry (GC-MS), mainly consisted of alcohols, phenols, and nitrogenous and sulfur compounds. The experimental results indicated that when the Fenton's reaction was conducted at pH=3.0, H2O2CODOcr=0.27, H2O2/Fe^2+=3:1 and 30 min of reaction time, and the coagulation process operated at a sulfate aluminum concentration of 800 mg/L and pH value of 5.0, the color and COD in the wastewater decreased by 94% and 73%, respectively; with a finale COD concentration of 267 mg/L and color level of 40 units, meeting the secondary standard of GB8978-1996 for industrial wastewater.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.30672684,30973722Science and Technology Support Traditional Chinese Drug Research and Development Project of Shanghai,No.F50102+1 种基金Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Fund of Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau,No.2012J009AAnnual Research Budget of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2013,No.2013JW25
文摘Compound Formula Rehmannia has been shown to be clinically effective in treating Parkinson's disease and levodopa-induced dyskinesia; however, the mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, we established a model of Parkinson's disease dyskinesia in rats, and treated these animals with Compound Formula Rehmannia. Compound Formula Rehmannia inhibited the increase in mRNA expression of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunits 1 and 2 and excitatory amino acid neurotransmitter genes, and it inhibited the reduction in expression of γ-aminobutyric acid receptor B1, an inhibitory amino acid neurotransmitter gene, in the corpus striatum. In addition, Compound Formula Rehmannia alleviated dyskinesia symptoms in the Parkinson's disease rats. These experimental findings indicate that Compound Formula Rehmannia alleviates levodopa-induced dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease by modulating neurotransmitter signaling in the corpus striatum.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No. 81771381 (to CQL)Anhui Provincial Key Research and Development Project,Nos. 2022e07020030 (to CQL), 2022e07020032 (to YG)+2 种基金Science Research Project of Bengbu Medical College,No. 2021byfy002 (to CQL)the Natural Science Foundation of the Higher Education Institutions of Anhui Province,No. KJ2021ZD0085 (to CJW)the Undergraduate Innovative Training Program of China,Nos. 202110367043 (to CQL), 202110367044 (to YG)。
文摘Neural progenitor cells(NPCs) capable of self-renewal and differentiation into neural cell lineages offer broad prospects for cell therapy for neurodegenerative diseases. However, cell therapy based on NPC transplantation is limited by the inability to acquire sufficient quantities of NPCs. Previous studies have found that a chemical cocktail of valproic acid, CHIR99021, and Repsox(VCR) promotes mouse fibroblasts to differentiate into NPCs under hypoxic conditions. Therefore, we used VCR(0.5 mM valproic acid, 3 μM CHIR99021, and 1 μM Repsox) to induce the reprogramming of rat embryonic fibroblasts into NPCs under a hypoxic condition(5%). These NPCs exhibited typical neurosphere-like structures that can express NPC markers, such as Nestin, SRY-box transcription factor 2, and paired box 6(Pax6), and could also differentiate into multiple types of functional neurons and astrocytes in vitro. They had similar gene expression profiles to those of rat brain-derived neural stem cells. Subsequently, the chemically-induced NPCs(ciNPCs) were stereotactically transplanted into the substantia nigra of 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned parkinsonian rats. We found that the ciNPCs exhibited long-term survival, migrated long distances, and differentiated into multiple types of functional neurons and glial cells in vivo. Moreover, the parkinsonian behavioral defects of the parkinsonian model rats grafted with ciNPCs showed remarkable functional recovery. These findings suggest that rat fibroblasts can be directly transformed into NPCs using a chemical cocktail of VCR without introducing exogenous factors, which may be an attractive donor material for transplantation therapy for Parkinson’s disease.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.30672684, 30973722the Third Intention Key Disciplinary Areas of Shanghai,No.S30302
文摘Long-term application of levodopa (L-3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, L-DOPA) for Parkinson's disease can lead to adverse effects and reduce the amount of dopamine transporter (DAT) in the corpus striatum. The present study attempted to vedfy whether increasing the amount of DAT can reduce the adverse effects of L-DOPA. The specific radioactive uptake value of DAT in the corpus striatum of the lesioned hemisphere was significantly decreased, but was significantly increased following administration of compound rehmannia formula [Radix rehmanniae preparata (prepared rehmannia root), Concha margantifera usta (nacre), Radix paeoniae alba (white peony alba), Radix salviae miltiotThizae (Danshen root), Scorpio (scorpion), green tea] for 4 weeks. The changes in DAT 1251-beta-carbomethoxy-3 beta-(4-iodophenyl) tropane autoradiography were consistent with those in radioactivity. The results revealed that the compound rehmannia formula can reduce the adverse effects of L-DOPA in treating Parkinson's disease, possibly by increasing the amount of DAT.
文摘The distribution of Votaw’s λ1(vc) criterion for testing compound symmetryof the covariance matrix of a t-variate Gaussian model has been obtained in terms ofMeijer’s G-function as well as in computable series form. Special cases of the densityhave also been derived using reduction formulae for G-function.
基金This work was supported by the Italian Ministero dell’Istruzione,dell’Universitáe della Ricerca PRIN 2017SNRXH3(to EO and SN)PRA_2018_20 University of Pisa(to EO).
文摘Neuroglobin(Ngb)is a 17 kDa monomeric hexa-coordinated heme protein belonging to the globin family.Ngb is mainly expressed in neurons of the central and peripheral nervous system,although moderate levels of Ngb have been detected in non-nervous tissues.In the past decade,Ngb has been studied for its neuroprotective role in a large number of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease,Huntington’s disease,brain ischemia and hypoxia.This review discusses and summarizes the natural compounds and the small synthetic molecules capable of modulating Ngb expression that exhibits a protective role against various neurodegenerative diseases.
基金funded by Guangdong Science and Technology Study Program(2010B090400529)
文摘[Objective] The research aimed to explore the effects of comminution technology on the dissolution of active components from compound feed additive of Strobi/anthes cusia. [Method] Using active component adenosine in principal herb S. cusia and chlorogenic acid in minister drug Lonicera japonica Thunb. as dissolution indices,the effects of ultrafine comminution on the dissolution degree of compound feed additive of S. cusia were analyzed. [ Result] The dissolution degree of adenosine and chlorogenic acid in ultra micro particles were obviously higher than that of common particles. Ultrafine comminution could significantly quicken the dissolution rate of adenosine and chlorogenic acid in compound feed additive of S. cusia, shorten the extraction time, avoid the breakage of active components in long-time extraction process,and meanwhile saved the energy greatly. [ Conclusion] The ultrafine comminution technology could obviously increase the dissolution degree of active components in compound feed additive of S. cusia.
基金Supported by Foundation of Zhejiang Educational Committee under Grant No. Y200805720
文摘An impulsive control scheme of Liu's system is presented in this paper. Some less conservative conditions with impulses at fixed times are provided, which can guarantee the global asymptotical stability and global exponential stability for the impulsive control of Liu's systems. We also present the estimate of the stable region for the equidistance impulsive interval. Furthermore, an illustrative example is given to show the effectiveness of the proposed results.
文摘The reaction of Mo(CO)6 with m-CH_3-C6H4SNa and Et4NCl(H_2O in CH_3CN afforded a dinuclear molybdenum(0) compound [Et4N]2[Mo2(CO)8(SC6H4-CH_3-m)2] (1). The crystal structure was determined by X-ray crystallography. The crystallographic data: C38H54Mo2N2O8S2, Mr = 922.87, triclinic, P_ 1, a =10.336(2), b=10.753(2), c=11.121(2) ?, ( =88.88(2), ( =68.64(1), ( =69.71(1)(, V=1071.5(1) ?3, Z=1, Dc=1.43 g/cm3, F(000) = 476, ( = 7.1cm-1, Final R = 0.036 and Rw = 0.045 for 3423 reflections with I >3.0( (I). The X-ray structure analysis revealed that the Mo2S2 core is planar. The geometry around each Mo atom is a distorted octahedron, both of which form an edge-sharing bioctahedron. The Mo...Mo distance is 4.0665(1)(, which obviously indicates the absence of Mo-Mo bond.
文摘Polyhydroxy enyne compound (+)-(1'S, 2R, 3S, 5S, 6S)-5,6-dimethoxy-5, 6-dimethyl- 2-(1'-hydroxylpropyl-2-ne)-3-vinyl-l,4-dioxane has been synthesized from D-(-)-tartaric acid. A new chiral center was established by nucleophilic addition with 87% de. The modified Mosher's method was employed to confirm the absolute configuration of 17, which assigned the S-configuration at the new chiral center.
文摘Compound Co_3(o-HOC_6H_4S)_2(o-OC_6H_4S)_2(PEt_3)_3 was obtained by reaction of CoCl_2, o-HOC_6H_4SH(H_2mD)and PEt_3 in ethanol in the presence of NaOCH_3.The three Co atoms are triangularly arranged and asymmetrically bridged by four S and one O atoms from the four H_2mp ligands and terminally ligated by one O and three P atoms.Two free hydroxyl groups form two internal hydrogen bonds with adjacent oxo donor atoms.
基金Institutions of Higher Education for Academic Disciplinary Innovations(the“111 Project”)(B08006)Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University(IRT0810)+1 种基金Research Project for Practice Development of National TCM Clinical Research Bases(JDZX2015297)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81573824,81503625,and 81473518).
文摘Objective:To evaluate the efficacy of the Chinese herbal compound GAPT for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease(AD)and to provide current evidence for potential treatment mechanisms.Methods:A comprehensive search of PubMed,Embase,Web of Science,SinoMed,China Network Knowledge Infrastructure,Wanfang Data,and Chinese Scientific Journals Database was performed to identify GAPT mouse/rat studies published from inception to July 2019.The outcomes extracted were Morris water maze results and molecular biological quantifications.Results:A total of 19 studies were included in this analysis.The analysis indicated that GAPT was able to significantly improve learning and memory abilities compared with model mice/rats,as assessed by Morris water maze,and showed similar efficacy as donepezil.Subgroup analyses showed that low,medium,and high doses resulted in no obvious dose-dependent effects.Additionally,the GAPT group had significantly reduced expression levels of amyloid-beta peptide,presenilin 1,phosphorylated tau,acetylcholinesterase,and glycogen synthase kinase-3b,but increased expression levels of Shank1,and protein phosphatase-2A,and improved synapses structures compared with the model group,and subgroup analyses showed the medium dose of GAPT was superior to the low and high doses.Conclusions:Based on the pooled analysis,GAPT improved the learning and memory abilities and regulated the expression levels of related proteins during the progression of AD in mouse/rat studies.Notably,the medium dose of GAPT exhibited better performance than the other two doses,providing experimental evidence for further applications of GAPT during clinical practice.
文摘n.m, n.Om, nO.m and nO.Om compounds play an important role in the fundamental and applied aspects. As a part of our systematic studies of the above homologous series regarding the synthesis, characterization and phase transition studies, here the authors report the polarizabilities and orientational order parameter, S in N-(p-n-ethoxybenzylidene)-p-n-alkoxy anilines, 2O.Om with m = 3 to 10 liquid crystalline compounds except with m = 5 which has been already published. The rest of the compounds exhibit the nematic LC phase except with m = 10 which shows the smectic-C phase along the nematic phase which is originally not detected by Godzwon et al. But the author’s observations with TM and differential scanning calorimeter have shown the existence on SmC phase in addition to nematic phase. Further, SmC is clarified using the histogram technique whose details are given below and are published elsewhere. The orientstonal order parameter, S is estimated using different methods and compared with the value obtained from birefringence, δn = (n<sub>e</sub> – n<sub>o</sub>) where no field model is used. It is observed in these compounds case as in other LC compounds Vuks isotropic model is favored compared to that of anisotropic model proposed by Neugebauer.
文摘The cluster compound[Mo_4S_4(μ-O_2CC_5H_5)_2(dtp)_4](dtp=S_2P(OEt)_2)was obtained by the ligand substitution reaction of tetranuclear molybdenum cluster [Mo_4S_4(μ-dtp)_2(dtp)_4]in the mixed solvent of acetone,ethanol and water in the presence of C_6H_5CO_2Na.It is monoclinic and crystallizes in space group C2/c, Mr=1495.09,a=12.175(5),b=22.01(1),c=20.875(9),β=99.04(4)°;V=5575(5);Z=4; Dc=1.78g/cm^3.Final R factor is 0.066.The result reveals that the[Mo_4S_4]cluster core and t-(dtp)^(-1)ligands are retained and only μ-bridged(dtp)^(-1)ligands are substituted by(C_6H_5CO_2)^(-1)in the substitution reaction,thus producing the new title cluster compound,the structure of which contains two species of bidentate ligand.