Bioactive cembranoids from the soft coral Sinularia crassa

Eight new cembranoids, crassarines A-H (1-8) were isolated from the Formosan soft coral Sinularia crassa. Compounds 1-3 represent the rare cembranoids with a 1,12-oxa-bridged tetrahydrofuran ring, while 4 and 5 are the firstly discovered 1,11-oxa-bridged tetrahydropyranocembranoids. The absolute configuration of 6 was determined using the Mosher's method. Compounds 6 and 8 were found to significantly inhibit the expression of both pro-inflammatory iNOS and COX-2 proteins at 10 μM, respectively, while compounds 4-8 were found to be non-cytotoxic toward the selected human liver cancer cells.     

The Antinociceptive and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Caulerpin,a Bisindole Alkaloid Isolated from Seaweeds of the Genus Caulerpa

The antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activity of caulerpin was investigated. This bisindole alkaloid was isolated from the lipoid extract of Caulerpa racemosa and its structure was identified by spectroscopic methods, including IR and NMR techniques. The pharmacological assays used were the writhing and the hot plate tests, the formalin-induced pain, the capsaicin-induced ear edema and the carrageenan-induced peritonitis. Caulerpin was given orally at a concentration of 100 μmol/kg. In the abdominal constriction test caulerpin showed reduction in the acetic acid-induced nociception at 0.0945 μmol (0.0103–1.0984) and for dypirone it was 0.0426 μmol (0.0092–0.1972). In the hot plate test in vivo the inhibition of nociception by caulerpin (100 μmol/kg, p.o.) was also favorable. This result suggests that this compound exhibits a central activity, without changing the motor activity (seen in the rotarod test). Caulerpin (100 μmol/kg, p.o.) reduced the formalin effects in both phases by 35.4% and 45.6%, respectively. The possible anti-inflammatory activity observed in the second phase in the formalin test of caulerpin (100 μmol/kg, p.o.) was confirmed on the capsaicin-induced ear edema model, where an inhibition of 55.8% was presented. Indeed, it was also observed in the carrageenan-induced peritonitis that caulerpin (100 μmol/kg, p.o.) exhibited anti-inflammatory activity, reducing significantly the number of recruit cells by 48.3%. Pharmacological studies are continuing in order to characterize the mechanism(s) responsible for the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory actions and also to identify other active principles present in Caulerpa racemosa.     

中兽药散剂治疗奶牛临床型乳房炎的研究

奶牛乳房炎严重影响奶业生产。本试验使用中兽药散剂替代抗生素对临床型奶牛乳房炎进行治疗,并对治疗过程中的奶牛乳房炎病程情况、奶牛免疫情况和牛奶品质进行观察,评估中兽药散剂的治疗效果。结果显示：中兽药散剂可有效通乳消痈;可降低牛奶中体细胞数量;可提高粒细胞含量（从2%以下提高到46.3%）;可抑制炎症,降低IL-1β、IL-6和TNF-α的含量（降低66.3%~71.0%）。得出结论：中药散剂可提高奶牛的免疫功能,治疗乳房炎。     

千里光提取物冻干粉药代动力学研究-抗炎药理效应法

为了探索千里光提取物冻干粉(SsE)的药物代谢动力学特征,首次采用耳肿胀度抑制率药理效应法测定SsE药动学参数。结果发现,在一定剂量范围内给小鼠腹腔注射SsE,能较迅速地产生药理效应,使耳肿胀度抑制率显著提高;SsE最低有效量为57.40 mg/kg,在小鼠体内代谢符合一级反应一室模型,模型表达式为:C=1 436.227 e^(-0.133 4 t)-1436.227 e^(-0.237 t),表观药动学参数为:一级消除速率常数Ke=0.133 4 h-1,消除半衰期t1/2Ke=5.194 9 h,一级吸收速率常数Ka=0.237 h-1,吸收半衰期t1/2Ka=2.924 1 h,血药峰浓度Cmax=1 436.227 mg/kg,达峰时间tmax=5.547 4 h,清除率Cl=0.055 3mg/kg.h,药-时曲线下面积AUC=16 826.35 mg/kg.h,表观分布容积V=0.414 2 mg/kg,滞后期t0=0.010 4 h。表明SsE具有良好的抗炎作用,在小鼠体内起效快,消除慢,生物利用度高,在机体内分布有限,较集中于血浆,组织摄入少。     

HPLC-PDA法测定兽药中非法添加四种解热镇痛抗炎类药物

建立了7种兽药中非法添加对乙酰氨基酚、安乃近、地塞米松和地塞米松磷酸钠药物的HPLC-PDA法。采用十八烷基键合硅胶为填充剂,磷酸二氢钠缓冲液（磷酸二氢钠3．0 g加水至1000 mL,加三乙胺1 mL,用氢氧化钠调pH值至7．0±0．2）-甲醇（80∶20）为流动相,梯度洗脱,二极管阵列检测器进行全扫描和240 nm波长测定,并采用峰纯度检查和光谱相似度检查辅助对照品比对方法,对四种目标分析物进行确证。结果显示,4种解热镇痛抗炎药物与其他物质峰分离良好,在测定范围内线性关系良好,平均回收率为73．5％～119．2％,RSD为0．1％～5．8％。本方法准确、可靠、重现性好,可用于兽药制剂中非法添加四种解热镇痛抗炎药物的定性和定量检测。     

牧马豆生物碱抑菌抗炎作用研究

将牧马豆生物碱配制成不同的质量浓度,通过试管法测定其最小抑菌质量浓度.结果表明,牧马豆生物碱对大肠埃希氏菌、巴氏杆菌、链球菌、金黄色葡萄球菌均有一定的抑制作用.以小鼠为实验动物,选用不同质量浓度的牧马豆生物碱注射剂对二甲苯所致小鼠耳壳肿胀均有显著抑制作用.     

Isolation and Characterization of Efficient Active Compounds Using High-Performance Centrifugal Partition Chromatography (CPC) from Anti-Inflammatory Activity Fraction of Ecklonia maxima in South Africa

Ecklonia maxima is a brown seaweed, which is abundantly distributed in South Africa. This study investigated an efficient approach using high-performance centrifugal partition chromatography (HPCPC), which has been successfully developed for the isolation and purification of phlorotannins, eckmaxol, and dieckol from the ethyl acetate fraction of E. maxima (EEM). We evaluated EEM for its inhibitory effect against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory responses in zebrafish embryos. The separation of eckmaxol and dieckol from samples of EEM using HPCPC was found to be of high purity and yield under an optimal solvent system composed of n-hexane:ethyl acetate:methanol:water (2:7:3:7, v/v/v/v). To evaluate the anti-inflammatory efficacy of EEM containing active compounds, zebrafish embryos exposed to LPS were compared with and without EEM treatment for nitric oxide (NO) production, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, and cell death two days after fertilization. These evaluations indicate that EEM alleviated inflammation by inhibiting cell death, ROS, and NO generation induced by LPS treatment. According to these results, eckmaxol and dieckol isolated from brown seaweed E. maxima could be considered effective anti-inflammatory agents as pharmaceutical and functional food ingredients.     

Advances in prevention of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced gastropathy by proton pump inhibitor

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are powerful in anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antirheumatic effects, and widely used in treating the corresponding diseases. Over the years, many new dosage forms and structures of NSAIDs appear since aspirin was developed 112 years ago. However, the universal use of NSAIDs produces unavoidable mucosal lesions in gastrointestinal tract. As yet, proton pump inhibitor (PPI) has been used in the treatment of gastropathy induced by NSAIDs. This article will focus on the advances in prevention of NSAIDs-induced gastropathy by proton pump inhibitor.     

抗病毒合剂的抗炎作用研究

抗病毒合剂由具有抗病毒、清热、滋阴凉血等作用的中草药经水煎醇沉、浓缩制备而成 ,以小鼠为试验动物模型 ,选择不同剂量 (0 .3ml、0 .5 ml、0 .8m l)研究了该合剂的抗炎作用。结果 :0 .5 m l和 0 .8m l剂量对小鼠腹腔毛细血管通透性、小鼠皮肤毛细血管通透性、二甲苯所致小鼠耳壳肿胀及小鼠棉球肉芽肿均有极显著的抑制作用 (P<0 .0 1) ,0 .3m l剂量对前三个试验小鼠也有显著的抑制作用 (P<0 .0 5 )。结论 :该合剂有很强的抗炎作用 ,而且与剂量呈正相关性。     

楠藤绿原酸超声辅助法提取优化研究

楠藤作为民间和民族常用药，有着良好的药用开发前景。采用正交试验法三因素三水平，即 超声时间，超声温度，乙醇浓度三个影响因素，每个因素三个水平，最大的影响因素为提取时间，其次 为乙醇浓度，最小影响因素则为提取温度。最佳工艺组合为A3B3C1，该提取工艺操作简便，为提取楠 藤叶中绿原酸提供理论依据，从而证实其具有抗炎性作用。