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简介：Schisandrachinensis,atraditionalChinesemedicine(TCM),hasbeenusedtotreatsleepdisorders.Zebrafishsleep/wakebehavioralprofilingprovidesahigh-throughputplatformtoscreenchemicals,buthasneverbeenusedtostudyextractsandcomponentsfromTCM.Inthepresentstudy,theethanolextractofSchisandrachinensisanditstwomainlignincomponents,schisandrinandschisandrinB,werestudiedinzebrafish.Wefoundthattheethanolextracthadbidirectionalimprovementinrestandactivityinzebrafish.SchisandrinandschisandrinBwerebothsedativeandactivecomponents.WepredictedthatschisandrinwasrelatedtoserotoninpathwayandtheenthanolextractofSchisandrachinensiswasrelatedtoseoroninanddomapinepathwaysusingadatabaseofzebrafishbehaviors.ThesepredictionswereconfirmedinexperimentsusingCaenorhabditiselegans.Inconclusion,zebrafishbehaviorprofilingcouldbeusedasahigh-throughputplatformtoscreenneuroactiveeffectsandpredictmolecularpathwaysofextractsandcomponentsfromTCM.

简介：瞄准：为了调查白果树biloba的效果，肺损害上的摘录(EGb761)由肠的ischemia/reperfusion(II/R)导致了。方法：II/R损害的老鼠模型被为灌注为180min跟随的60min夹钳优异mes伤寒动脉生产。老鼠随机被分配进假冒，II/R，和EGb+II/R组。在EGb+II/R组，EGb761(100mg/kg每天)在外科以前经由一个胃的试管被给7连续的天。在II/R和假冒的组的老鼠与EGb761的车辆的相等的体积被对待。肺损害被轻显微镜学，wet-to-dry肺重量比率(W/D)和肺的渗透索引(PPI)估计。malondialdehyde(MDA)和亚硝酸根/硝酸盐的层次(没有(2)(-)/NO(3)(-))，以及超级氧化物歧化酶(草皮)的活动和myeloperoxidase(军邮局)被检验。西方的污点被用来决定可诱导的氮的氧化物synthase(iNOS)的表示。结果：显著地改进的EGb761意味着动脉压和稀释的肺损害，由组织学的变化的改进和肺的W/D和PPI的重要减少表明了(P<0.05或0.01)。而且，EGb761显著地增加了草皮活动，减少的MDA层次和军邮局活动，并且没压制iNOS表示的下面规定伴随的产生(P<0.05或0.01)。结论：结果显示EGb761在II/R导致的肺损害上有保护的效果，它可能与它的抗氧化剂性质和嗜中性的累积的抑制有关并且导致iNOS没有产生。EGb761似乎是为有与II/R有关的呼吸衰竭的非常有病的病人的一个有效治疗学的代理人。

简介：Objective:TheaimofthepresentstudywastoinvestigateantioxidantandtheanticancerigenactivityofamethanolextractfromArtemisiaprincepsvar.orientalis(APME),awell-knowntraditionalherbalmedicineinAsia,inhepatocellularcancercells.Methods:ToevaluatetheantioxidantactivityofAPME,reactiveoxygenspecies(ROS)andtheantioxidantenzymes,superoxidedismutase(SOD)andcatalasewereinvestigatedinHepG2cellsexposedtoAPME(5,100,and200μg/mL)for72h.Then,toevaluatetheanticanceractivityofAPME,weinvestigatedtheproliferationandapoptosisinductionofHepG2andHep3BcellsexposedtoAPME(1-200μg/mL)for24,48,and72h.Results:APMEdose-dependentlyreducedthegenerationofROSinthepresenceofH2O2comparedwithcontrolcells.Furthermore,itincreasedcatalaseandSODactivity.Moreover,APMEinhibitedcellproliferationinadose-andtime-dependentmanner,butatconcentrationslowerthan100μg/mL,theinhibitionwaslessdose-dependentthantime-dependent.HepG2andHep3Bcellsexposedto5,100,and200μg/mLAPMEfor72hunderwentcellcyclearrestandapoptosis.ExposuretoAPMEresultedinasignificantincreaseinthenumberofcellsinG1phaseandadecreaseintheG2/Mphasecellpopulation.Inaddition,APMEinducedP53expressionofHepG2cellsinadose-dependentmanner,andplayedaroleinthedownregulationofBcl-2andupregulationofBaxinbothHepG2andHep3Bcells.Conclusions:TheseresultsindicatethepotentialroleofAPMEasanantioxidantandanticancerigenagentinhepatocarcinomacelllines.

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简介：Consideringthegreatpotentialofnaturalproductsasanticanceragents,thepresentstudywasdesignedtoexplorethemolecularmechanismsresponsibleforanticanceractivitiesofMesuaferreastembarkextractagainsthumancolorectalcarcinoma.BasedonMTTassayresults,bioactivesub-fraction(SF-3)wasselectedforfurtherstudiesusingHCT116cells.Repeatedcolumnchromatographyresultedinisolationoflessactiveα-amyrinfromSF-3,whichwasidentifiedandcharacterizedbyGC-MSandHPLCmethods.α-amyrinandbetulinicacidcontentsofSF-3weremeasuredbyHPLCmethods.Fluorescentassaysrevealedcharacteristicapoptoticfeatures,includingcellshrinkage,nuclearcondensation,andmarkeddecreaseinmitochondrialmembranepotentialinSF-3treatedcells.Inaddition,increasedlevelsofcaspases-9and-3/7levelswerealsoobservedinSF-3treatedcells.SF-3showedpromisingantimetastaticpropertiesinmultipleinvitroassays.Multi-pathwayanalysisrevealedsignificantdown-regulationofWNT,HIF-1α,andEGFRwithsimultaneousup-regulationofp53,Myc/Max,andTGF-βsignallingpathwaysinSF-3treatedcells.Inaddition,promisinggrowthinhibitoryeffectswereobservedinSF-3treatedHCT116tumourspheroids,whichgiveahintaboutinvivoantitumorefficacyofSF-3phytoconstituents.Inconclusion,theseresultsdemonstratedthatanticancereffectsofSF-3towardscoloncancerarethroughmodulationofmultiplemolecularpathways.

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简介：Marsdeniaetenacissimaeextract(MTE),commonlyknownasXiao-Ai-PinginChina,isatraditionalChineseherbmedicinecapableofinhibitingproliferationandmetastasisandboostingapoptosisinvariouscancercells.However,littleisknownaboutthecontributionofMTEtowardstumorangiogenesisandtheunderlyingmechanism.ThepresentstudyaimedtoevaluatetheeffectsofMTEontheproliferationandapoptosisofhumanumbilicalveinendothelialcells(HUVECs)andthemolecularism.3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfopheny)-2H-tetrazolium,innersalt(MTS)andPI-stainedflowcytometryassaysrevealedthatMTEdose-dependentlyreducedtheproliferationofHUVECsbyarrestingcellcycleatSphase(P<0.05).AnnexinV-FITC/PI-stainedflowcytometryconfirmedthatMTE(160μL·mL-1)enhancedtheapoptosisofHUVECssignificantly(P<0.001).Real-timequantitativeRT-PCRandWesternblotanalysesshowedanincreaseinBaxexpressionandasharplydeclineinBcl-2expression;caspase-3wasactivatedsimultaneouslyinadose-dependentmanner(P<0.05).Furtherstudyobservedthedose-dependentdown-regulationofvascularendothelialgrowthfactor(VEGF)receptor-2(VEGFR-2),P2Y6receptor(P2Y6R),andchemokine(C-Cmotif)ligand2(CCL-2),alongwiththeactivationofPKCδandup-regulationofp53inadose-dependentmannerinMTE-treatedselectedcells(P<0.05).Collectively,theresultsfromthepresentstudysuggestedthatMTEsuppressedtheproliferationbyattenuatingCCL-2-mediatedVEGF/VEGFR2interactionsandpromotedtheapoptosisthroughPKCδ-inducedp53-dependentmitochondrialpathwayinHUVECs,supportingthatMTEmaybedevelopedasapotentanti-cancermedicine.

简介：ThepresentstudywasdesignedtoisolateandcharacterizeapurifiedextractfromFusariumsolaniFG319,termedMFS(MetaboliteofFusariumsolaniFG319)thatshowedanti-atherosclerosisactivitybyinhibiting3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarylcoenzymeA(HMG-CoA)reductase.Responsesurfacemethodology(RSM)wasemployedtoachieveanimprovedyieldfromthefermentationmedium.Theinhibitingeffectoftheisolate,MFS,onHMG-CoAreductasewasgreaterthanthatofthepositivecontrol,lovastatin.TheaveragerecoveryofMFSandtherelativestandarddeviation(RSD)rangedbetween99.75%to101.18%,and0.31%to0.74%,respectively.TheRSDsintra-andinter-assayofthethreesamplesrangedfrom0.288%to2.438%,andfrom0.934%to2.383%,respectively.FromtheRSM,theconcentrationofinducer,cultivationtime,andculturetemperatureshadsignificanteffectsontheMFSproduction,withtheeffectofinducerconcentrationbeingmorepronouncedthatotherfactors.Inconclusion,theoptimalconditionsfortheMFSproductionwereachievedusingRSMandthatMFScouldbeexploredasananti-atherosclerosisagentbasedonitsabilitytoinhibitHMG-CoAreductase.