The acute toxicity of tri-n-butyltin taurocholate

The acute toxicity for tri-n-butyltin taurocholate (TBT-TA), a newly synthesized organotin steroid, was determined using Long Evans rats. The organotin compound was suspended in corn oil and administered by gavage using standard techniques. The TBT-TA exhibited a taurocholic acid toxicity at 24 h and a tributyltin toxicity at three days. The LD₅₀ values were 611 and 384 mg kg^?1 respectively. The dead rats exhibited distended stomachs, enlarged cecums, and lesions in the gastrointestinal tract. The toxicity is similar to that observed with other trialkyltin compounds.     

Four new andrographolide metabolites in rats

Four new sulfonate metabolites of andrographolide, 14-deoxy-12(R)-sulfo andrographolide (Metabolite 1), 14-deoxy-12(S)-sulfo andrographolide (Metabolite 2), 14-deoxy-12(R)-sulfo-9(S)-andrographolide (Metabolite 3) and 14-sulfo isoandrographolide (Metabolite 4), were isolated from urine and feces in rats. Their structures were elucidated by chemical and spectroscopic analyses. These four metabolites were formed through a rare metabolic reaction and were all new compounds.     

Simultaneous quantitation of rosuvastatin and gemfibrozil in human plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography and its application to a pharmacokinetic study

A simple, sensitive and specific high-performance liquid chromatography method is described for simultaneous determination of rosuvastatin (RST) and gemfibrozil (GFZ) in human plasma using celecoxib as an internal standard (IS). The assay procedure involved extraction of RST, GFZ and IS from plasma into acetonitrile. Following separation and evaporation of the organic layer the residue was reconstituted in the mobile phase and injected onto an X-Terra C(18) column (4.6 x 150 mm, 5.0 microm). The chromatographic run time was less than 20 min using flow gradient (0.0-1.60 mL/min) with a mobile phase consisting of 0.01 M ammonium acetate:acetonitrile:methanol (50:40:10, v/v/v) and UV detection at 275 nm. Nominal retention times of RST, GFZ and IS were 6.7, 13.9 and 16.4 min, respectively. Absolute recovery of both analytes and IS was greater than 90%. The lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) of RST and GFZ was 0.03 and 0.30 microg/mL, respectively. Linearity was excellent (r(2) = 0.999) in the 0.03-10 microg/mL and 0.3-100 microg/mL ranges for RST and GFZ, respectively. The inter- and intra-day precisions in the measurement of RST quality control (QC) samples 0.03, 0.09, 2.50 and 8.00 microg/mL were in the range 2.37-9.78% relative standard deviation (RSD) and 0.92-10.08% RSD, respectively. Similarly, the inter- and intra-day precisions in the measurement of GFZ quality control (QC) samples 0.30, 0.90, 25.0 and 80.0 microg/mL were in the ranges 2.79-6.27 and 0.96-9.69% RSD, respectively. Accuracies in the measurement of QC samples for RST and GFZ were in the range 85.43-107.23 and 84.98-102.35% respectively, of the nominal values. RST and GFZ were stable in the array of stability studies viz., bench-top, auto-sampler and freeze-thaw cycles. Stability of RST and GFZ was established for 1 month at -80C. The application of the assay in an oral pharmacokinetic study in rats co-administered with RST and GFZ is described.     

缺锌对大鼠所致危害的实验研究

用缺锌饲料饲养Wister大鼠,以N-甲基-N硝基-N亚硝基胍(MNNG)作为致癌剂染毒,观察了缺锌对大鼠的危害。结果显示,实验组动物血清锌降低,脱毛、吃毛,体质量减轻,免疫力下降,前胃黏膜增生,前胃癌发生率显著高于对照;2例实验组大鼠胃腺区发生非典型增生,对照组无此种现象。提示适量锌具有保护胃黏膜、抑制肿瘤发生的作用;缺锌是导致胃癌发生率升高的危险因素。     

Metabolic profiling of normal and hypertensive rat kidney tissues by hrMAS-NMR spectroscopy

Intact kidney tissue samples of normal and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) were analyzed by hrMAS-NMR spectroscopy and principal component analysis (PCA). Radial components (cortex, outer stripe of the outer medulla, inner stripe of the outer medulla, and papilla) were sampled from various regions across the kidney from multiple animals in order to establish inter- and intra-animal variability. The effects of temperature were also measured. Papilla was differentiated from the other tissue types, and this variation by tissue type was greater than the effect of temperature on the samples (spectra were compared from samples at 2 and 30 °C). This study also revealed long term stability issues of tissue storage at -80 °C. The PCA showed that the greatest differentiation between normal rats and SHRs was found in the cortex and the regions in the NMR spectra that were correlated with this variation were identified.Abbreviations hrMAS High-resolution magic angle spinning - NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance - PCA Principal component analysis - CSA Chemical shift anisotropy - DD Dipolar coupling - SHR Spontaneously hypertensive rat     

Quantification of tenatoprazole in rat plasma by HPLC: validation and its application to pharmacokinetic studies

A simple, reliable HPLC method with UV detection (295 nm) in rat plasma was developed and validated for quantification of tenatoprazole, a novel proton pump inhibitor, which is in clinical trials. Following a single-step liquid-liquid extraction, the analyte and internal standard were separated using an isocratic mobile phase on a reverse phase C(18) column. The lower limit of quantitation was 20 ng/mL, with a relative standard deviation of less than 10%. A linear dynamic range of 20-6000 ng/mL was established. This HPLC method was validated with between-batch and within-batch precision of 2.9-6.3 and 1.4-5.8%, respectively. The between-batch and within-batch accuracy was 95.1-104.1 and 92.4-101.0%, respectively. This validated method is simple and repeatable enough to be used in pharmacokinetic studies.     

电脑辐射对雄性大鼠生殖毒性的影响

采用辐射强度为0.9~6.9 V/m电脑为辐射源,研究电脑辐射对雄性大鼠体重、性器官重量、精子畸形率和繁殖功能的影响。结果表明:1.电脑电磁辐射能显著降低雄性大鼠体重、睾丸、附睾、包皮腺、精囊腺和前列腺重量,除包皮腺达到显著水平外P<0.05,其余均达到极显著水平P<0.01;2.可明     

窄带紫外LED照射对大鼠骨代谢的影响

背景：紫外线是维持骨骼健康的关键条件之一，但由于传统的紫外线光谱较宽，在骨质疏松症领域并未引起足够的重视。材料与方法：在研究中，建立了一种新设计的窄带光谱LED器件，以研究紫外LED对骨质疏松大鼠骨代谢、骨形态和皮肤的影响。共设置了去卵巢大鼠（n=24）和去卵巢大鼠（n=36）。然后将去卵巢大鼠分为假手术组（Sham，n=12）和检测模型组（Sham，n=12)。将去卵巢大鼠分为LED照射组（LED，n=12）、未处理组（OVX，n=12）或检测模型组（OVX，n=12）。LED 辐照参数（0.8 mW·cm-2，1 000 s，每周两次）。结果：与假手术组相比，维生素D、mRNA、血清ALP、血清25(OH)D₃、血清P1NP的表达明显升高，血清PTH和血清TRAP的表达明显降低。大鼠皮肤照射前后p53基因未见明显变化。结论：研究结果表明，新型紫外 LED 器件照射可显着提高血液中 25(OH)D₃ 水平，促进骨形成，抑制骨吸收，且对大鼠皮肤无不良影响。