The herbal plant Acanthopanax Senticosus Harms is natural herb of Changbaishan in Jilin Province of China, which belongs to the Araliaceae family. As the ingredients of folk medicine, it has long been used to treat a ...The herbal plant Acanthopanax Senticosus Harms is natural herb of Changbaishan in Jilin Province of China, which belongs to the Araliaceae family. As the ingredients of folk medicine, it has long been used to treat a variety of human diseases, such as cerebrovascular disease, diabetes, tumor, isochemic heart diseases, hypertension, rheumatic arthritis, etc. E2,33. Flavonoids, a class of constituent compounds, which have a broad distribution in the nature and are found in Acanthopanax Senticosus Harms, have gained particular attention. A number of studies have shown that flavonoid compounds have wide biological activities, such as anti-aging, anticancer, anti-HIV,展开更多
Objective： To investigate the neuro-protective effects of Acanthopanax senticosus Harms（EAS） on mesencephalic mitochondria and the mechanism of action, using a mouse model of Parkinson＇s disease（PD）. Methods： T...Objective： To investigate the neuro-protective effects of Acanthopanax senticosus Harms（EAS） on mesencephalic mitochondria and the mechanism of action, using a mouse model of Parkinson＇s disease（PD）. Methods： The chemical fingerprint analysis of the extract of Acanthopanax senticosus Harms（EAS） was performed using the ultra performance liquid chromatograph and time of flight mass spectrometry. Thirty mice were randomly divided into the control group, the MPTP model group, and the EAS treated group with MPTP（MPTP＋EAS group, 10 in each group）. The MPTP model group and the MPTP＋EAS group received MPTP-HCl（30 mg/kg i.p） once a day for 5 days. The control group received an equal volume of saline（20 m L/kg i.p） once a day for 5 days. Induced by 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine hydrochloride daily（MPTP-HCl, 30 mg/kg） for 5 days, the PD mice were treated with EAS at 45.5 mg/kg daily for 20 days. The behavioral testing of mice was carried out using the pole-climbing test. The integrity and functions of neurons were examined in mesencephalic mitochondria in a PD mouse model, including nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide dehydrogenase ubiquinone flavoprotein 2（NDUFV2）, mitochondrially encoded nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide dehydrogenase 1（MT-ND1）, succinate dehydrogenase complex subunit A（SDHA）, and succinate dehydrogenase cytochrome b560 subunit（SDHC）. Results： After treatment with EAS, the behavioral changes induced by MPTP were attenuated significantly（P〈0.05）. EAS protected the mesencephalic mitochondria from swelling and attenuated the decreases in their membrane potential（both P〈0.05）, which was supported by an ultra-structural level analysis. The changes in reactive oxygen species（ROS）, malonic dialdehyde（MDA）, oxidative phosphorylation（OXPHOS） system 4 subunits levels and PD-related proteins expressions（parkin, Pink1, DJ-1, α-synuclein, and Lrrk2） reverted to near normal levels（all P〈0.05）, based on the results展开更多
Gastric cancer has remained a serious burden worldwide, particularly in East Asian countries. However, nationwide prevention and screening programs for gastric cancer have not yet been established in most countries ex...Gastric cancer has remained a serious burden worldwide, particularly in East Asian countries. However, nationwide prevention and screening programs for gastric cancer have not yet been established in most countries except in South Korea and Japan. Although evidence regarding the effectiveness of endoscopic screening for gastric cancer has been increasingly accumulated, such evidence remains weak because it is based on results from studies other than randomized controlled trials. Specifically, evidence was mostly based on the results of cohort and case-control studies mainly conducted in South Korea and Japan. However, the consistent positive results from these studies suggest promising evidence of mortality reduction from gastric cancer by endoscopic screening. The major harms of endoscopic screening include infection, adverse effects, false-positive results, and overdiagnosis. Despite the possible harms of endoscopic screening, information regarding these harms remains insufficient. To provide appropriate cancer screening, a balance of benefits and harms should always be considered when cancer screening is introduced as a public policy. Quality assurance is very important for the implementation of cancer screening to provide high-quality and safe screening and minimize harms. Endoscopic screening for gastric cancer has shown promising results, and thus deserves further evaluation to reliably establish its effectiveness and optimal use.展开更多
基金the Natural Science and Technology Foundation of Jilin Province(No 20020637-1)
文摘The herbal plant Acanthopanax Senticosus Harms is natural herb of Changbaishan in Jilin Province of China, which belongs to the Araliaceae family. As the ingredients of folk medicine, it has long been used to treat a variety of human diseases, such as cerebrovascular disease, diabetes, tumor, isochemic heart diseases, hypertension, rheumatic arthritis, etc. E2,33. Flavonoids, a class of constituent compounds, which have a broad distribution in the nature and are found in Acanthopanax Senticosus Harms, have gained particular attention. A number of studies have shown that flavonoid compounds have wide biological activities, such as anti-aging, anticancer, anti-HIV,
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81270056)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2013T60398)+2 种基金Scientific Research grants of Postdoctoral Researchers Settled in Heilongjiang(No.LBH-Q13160)Outstanding Talents Cultivation Fund of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine(No.2013jc01)the Outstanding Innovative Talent Support Programs of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine
文摘Objective： To investigate the neuro-protective effects of Acanthopanax senticosus Harms（EAS） on mesencephalic mitochondria and the mechanism of action, using a mouse model of Parkinson＇s disease（PD）. Methods： The chemical fingerprint analysis of the extract of Acanthopanax senticosus Harms（EAS） was performed using the ultra performance liquid chromatograph and time of flight mass spectrometry. Thirty mice were randomly divided into the control group, the MPTP model group, and the EAS treated group with MPTP（MPTP＋EAS group, 10 in each group）. The MPTP model group and the MPTP＋EAS group received MPTP-HCl（30 mg/kg i.p） once a day for 5 days. The control group received an equal volume of saline（20 m L/kg i.p） once a day for 5 days. Induced by 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine hydrochloride daily（MPTP-HCl, 30 mg/kg） for 5 days, the PD mice were treated with EAS at 45.5 mg/kg daily for 20 days. The behavioral testing of mice was carried out using the pole-climbing test. The integrity and functions of neurons were examined in mesencephalic mitochondria in a PD mouse model, including nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide dehydrogenase ubiquinone flavoprotein 2（NDUFV2）, mitochondrially encoded nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide dehydrogenase 1（MT-ND1）, succinate dehydrogenase complex subunit A（SDHA）, and succinate dehydrogenase cytochrome b560 subunit（SDHC）. Results： After treatment with EAS, the behavioral changes induced by MPTP were attenuated significantly（P〈0.05）. EAS protected the mesencephalic mitochondria from swelling and attenuated the decreases in their membrane potential（both P〈0.05）, which was supported by an ultra-structural level analysis. The changes in reactive oxygen species（ROS）, malonic dialdehyde（MDA）, oxidative phosphorylation（OXPHOS） system 4 subunits levels and PD-related proteins expressions（parkin, Pink1, DJ-1, α-synuclein, and Lrrk2） reverted to near normal levels（all P〈0.05）, based on the results
基金Supported by the National Cancer Center,Tokyo,Japan,No.26-A-30
文摘Gastric cancer has remained a serious burden worldwide, particularly in East Asian countries. However, nationwide prevention and screening programs for gastric cancer have not yet been established in most countries except in South Korea and Japan. Although evidence regarding the effectiveness of endoscopic screening for gastric cancer has been increasingly accumulated, such evidence remains weak because it is based on results from studies other than randomized controlled trials. Specifically, evidence was mostly based on the results of cohort and case-control studies mainly conducted in South Korea and Japan. However, the consistent positive results from these studies suggest promising evidence of mortality reduction from gastric cancer by endoscopic screening. The major harms of endoscopic screening include infection, adverse effects, false-positive results, and overdiagnosis. Despite the possible harms of endoscopic screening, information regarding these harms remains insufficient. To provide appropriate cancer screening, a balance of benefits and harms should always be considered when cancer screening is introduced as a public policy. Quality assurance is very important for the implementation of cancer screening to provide high-quality and safe screening and minimize harms. Endoscopic screening for gastric cancer has shown promising results, and thus deserves further evaluation to reliably establish its effectiveness and optimal use.
