A Review on Decaffeination of Tea Products

Since caffeine possesses some well-unknown adverse effects,many attempts have been conducted to remove it from tea products,including selective extraction with different solvents,enzymatic degradation and inhibition the caffeine synthesis pathway.Reports showed that caffeine can be safely and efficiently removed from fresh tea leaves by hot water blanching,however this approach is not suitable for treating the rolled or dried leaves because of the unavoidable loss of catechins.Although microwave-enhanced vacuum ice water extraction can be used for decaffeination of dried tea,time consumption seems to be the main shortage of this method.Liquefied dimethyl ether might be used as another alternative solvent for selective extraction of caffeine from tea products because of its low toxicity and residum,but its decaffeination efficiency needs to be verified furthermore.It has been proved that supercritical carbon dioxide extraction is an effective approach for removing caffeine from different types of tea products,while the application of the technique is always limited as its expensive equipments and high running costs.Decaffeination with microbe incubation or enzymatic digestion is highly hopeful since many studies showed that some microorganisms can degrade the caffeine through induced demethylase and oxidase under gentle condition in some model systems,unfortunately,this approach is far away from application since security and quality of the decaffeinated products are rarely concerned.Low-caffeine tea products can be easily produced through normal manufacture by using the leaves harvested from some low-caffeine cultivars which are derived through genetic modification or conventional breeding,but these germplasms are very limited.     

马铃薯皮中黄酮类物质测定及含量

以马铃薯皮为试验材料,研究了黄酮类化合物提取方法,获得了提取马铃薯皮中黄酮类化合物的最佳条件,测量了马铃薯皮中体现抗氧化性的黄酮类化合物的含量。试验中,对马铃薯皮中黄酮类化合物进行了提取、分离,以1,1-二苯基-2-三硝基苯肼(1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical 2,2-Diphenyl-1-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)hydrazyl,DPPH)的清除率作为马铃薯皮中提取的黄酮类化合物含量及抗氧化活性的评价指标。通过单因素试验,确定提取溶剂、温度、时间、料液比等对提取结果的影响程度。并在单因素试验的基础上设计4因素3水平的正交试验,从而确定马铃薯皮中黄酮类化合物的最佳提取条件。结果表明,马铃薯皮中黄酮类抗氧化物的提取最佳条件为50℃的温度下用80%丙酮溶液按照料液比1:10的比例提取,提取时间为3 h。在此条件下测得DPPH的清除率为84.62%。在最佳提取条件下提取马铃薯皮中黄酮类化合物,并测得每克烘干后的马铃薯皮中含有约10.95 mg的黄酮类物质,与其它类果实果皮中具有相似的抗氧化活性的黄酮类物质的含量相比明显较高。     

Using urea dilution to standardise components of pleural and bronchoalveolar lavage fluids in the dog

AIM: To develop a technique to estimate the volume of epithelial lining fluid (ELF) obtained during bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and pleural lavage (PL) in the dog, using the urea dilution method.

METHODS: BAL and PL fluids were obtained by saline lavage of pulmonary and pleural cavities of nine clinically healthy mixed-breed dogs immediately after euthanasia. Cell counts in the BAL and PL fluids were measured using standard techniques. The concentration of ELF in each lavage fluid was calculated from the relative concentration of urea in plasma and in each type of lavage fluid. Cell counts in ELF were then calculated.

RESULTS: There were substantially higher cell counts in ELF compared to BAL or PF fluid. However, nucleated cell counts in ELF could not be predicted from cell counts in BAL or PL fluid.

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: These results suggest that accurate assessment of cellular or non-cellular components in lavage fluids should include a calculation of the proportion of ELF recovered, using a method such as urea dilution.     

Management of cases suffering from atypical myopathy: Interpretations of descriptive,epidemiological and pathophysiological findings. Part 1: First aid,cardiovascular, nutritional and digestive care

Atypical myopathy is highly fatal, but about a quarter of affected horses survive. This highlights the need for provision of supportive treatment for these cases. This review is a practical guideline for equine practitioners and includes suggestions for close monitoring of involved organ systems and discusses options of supportive treatment based on current knowledge of the condition.     

中药复方“肾病宁”总化学成分提取工艺研究

目的：本研究旨在提高由金钱草、海金沙、黄芪为主药的中药复方＂肾病宁＂的临床疗效,为中药复方剂型改良和工业化生产提供科学依据。方法：采用正交试验设计结合单因素考察,对复方水提工艺进行优化,以水提后的总提取物干膏重量为考察指标,选用L（934）正交表设计试验,对浸泡时间、用水量、煎煮时间、煎煮次数4个因素进行优化。结果：复方水提最佳工艺为浸泡时间0.5 h,加水量10倍,煎煮时间1.5 h,煎煮4次。结论：工艺组合稳定可靠,水提干膏平均收率为24.55%（24.68%、24.98%、24.0%）,均接近正交方案中的最高值。     

中药复方粗多糖提取参数研究

本试验采用四因素三水平正交设计研究了提取温度（A）、料液比（B）、提取时间（C）及提取次数（D）对中药复方粗多糖得率的影响。采用苯酚-硫酸法测定多糖含量。结果最佳提取条件参数为A3B1C3D3,即浸提温度80℃,料液比1∶10,浸提时间3 h,提取次数3次。中药复方多糖提取物GCPS中多糖含量为43.45%。苯酚-硫酸法是目前测定多糖含量较可靠的传统方法之一,本法简单快速,结果稳定可靠,灵敏度高,重现性好。     

茎直黄芪中生物碱苦马豆素提取方法比较研究

用微波辅助法和纤维素酶法提取茎直黄芪中有效成分苦马豆素,对两种方法提取效果进行比较.结果表明,纤维素酶法和微波辅助提取法提取茎直黄芪中有效成分苦马豆素提取率分别为39.41 mg/kg和92.64 mg/kg,微波辅助提取法提取效果较好.     

The equine alveolar macrophage: Functional and phenotypic comparisons with peritoneal macrophages

Alveolar macrophages (AMs) constitute the first line of defence in the lung of all species, playing a crucial role in the regulation of immune responses to inhaled pathogens. A detailed understanding of the function and phenotype of AMs is a necessary pre-requisite to both elucidating their role in preventing opportunistic bacterial colonisation of the lower respiratory tract and developing appropriate preventative strategies. The purpose of the study was to characterise this important innate immune cell at the tissue level by making functional and phenotypic comparisons with peritoneal macrophages (PMs). We hypothesised that the tissue of origin determines a unique phenotype of AMs, which may constitute an appropriate therapeutic target for certain equine respiratory diseases. Macrophages isolated from the lung and the peritoneal cavity of 9 horses were stimulated with various toll like receptor (TLR) ligands and the production of nitrite, tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), interleukin (IL) 10 and indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) were measured by the Griess reaction and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and/or quantitative polymerase chain reaction, respectively. Cells were also compared on the basis of phagocytic-capacity and the expression of several cell surface markers. AMs, but not PMs, demonstrated increased TNFα release following stimulation with LPS, polyinosinic polycytidylic acid (Poly IC) and heat-killed Salmonella typhinurium and increased TNFα and IDO mRNA expression when stimulated with LPS. AMs showed high expression of the specific macrophage markers cluster of differentiation (CD) 14, CD163 and TLR4, whereas PMs showed high expression of TLR4 only. AMs, but not PMs, demonstrated efficient phagocytic activity. Our results demonstrate that AMs are more active than PMs when stimulated with various pro-inflammatory ligands, thus supporting the importance of the local microenvironment in the activation status of the macrophage. This information provides a valuable knowledge base on which to improve our understanding of the role of macrophages and their microenvironment in equine innate immunity.     

星点设计-效应面优化法对女贞子多糖的提取工艺研究

研究旨在采用星点设计-效应面优化法优选女贞子多糖的最佳提取工艺条件.以浸泡时间、液料比和提取时间为考察因素,多糖提取率作为评价指标,并进行二项式拟合,描绘三维效应面,从效应面上优选较佳的实验条件.结果显示,二项式拟合复相关系数R2为0.775,女贞子多糖最佳提取工艺为加12倍量水浸泡90 min,提取110 min.该工艺为提高女贞子多糖的提取率提供了实验基础,并为进一步的工业化生产提供实验依据.