| (17S)-2[alpha],3[alpha],18[beta],23,24-Pentahydroxy-19(18-->17)- abeo-28-norolean-12-en-21-one from the rhizome of Phlomis umbrosa |
2006 |
1348 |
A new nortriterpenoid, C29H48O6, with a novel skeleton was isolated from the rhizome of Phlomis umbrosa. The compound is composed of a linear array of four fused six-membered rings and a five-membered ring. The central ring has a slightly distorted h... |
| Analysis of Dencichine in Panax Notoginseng by Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry with Ethyl Chloroformate Derivatization |
2007 |
4354 |
Dencichine (ß-N-oxalyl-l-a,ß-diaminopropionic acid) is a haemostatic agent present in well-known traditional Chinese medicinal herbs such as Panax notoginseng, as well as other Panax species. It is also a reported neurotoxic agent found in Lathyrus s... |
| Analysis of Transcriptome and Metabolome Profiles Alterations in Fatty Liver Induced by High-Fat Diet in Rat |
2010 |
3136 |
Excessive energy intake greatly contributes to the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in modern society. To better understand the comprehensive mechanisms of NAFLD development, we investigated the metabolic alterations of rats wi... |
| Anti-Inflammatory Effects of an Herbal Medicine (Xuan-Ju Agent) on Carrageenan- and Adjuvant-Induced Paw Edema in Rats |
2003 |
3710 |
Xuan-Ju agent is an herbal formula containing aqueous extract of Formica fusca, Herba epimedii, Fructus cnidii, and Fructus lycii, all of which are reputed for their beneficial effects in the treatment of the immunodeficient diseases such as rheumato... |
| Antitumor Constituents from Alternanthera philoxeroides |
2007 |
2729 |
Two new compounds, alternanthin B (1) and N-trans-feruloyl-3,5-dimethoxytyramine (2), along with four known compounds (3-6) were isolated from the aerial parts of Alternanthera philoxeroides. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectrosc... |
| Application of ethyl Chloroformate Derivatization for Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Based Metabonomic Profiling |
2007 |
7270 |
A new combined gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC–MS) method has been developed suitable for the urine sample treatment in aqueous phase with ethyl chloroformate (ECF) derivatization agents. The method has been extensively optimized and val... |
| Application of Ultra-Performance LC-TOF MS Metabolite Profiling Techniques to the Analysis of Medicinal Panax Herbs |
2008 |
5828 |
The morphological appearance and some ingredients of Panax ginseng, Panax notoginseng and Panax japonicus of the Panax genus are similar. However, their pharmacological activities are obviously different due to the significant differences in the type... |
| Cimigenol-3-O-ß-D-xylopranoside methanol solvate |
2006 |
988 |
The title compound, (23R,24S)-16b,23:16a,24-diepoxy-15a,25-dihydroxy-9,19-cyclolanostane-3-O-ß-d-xylopyranoside methanol solvate, C35H56O9CH4O, is a cycloartane triterpene glycoside which was isolated from the rhizomes of Actaea asiatica. The molecul... |
| A Combined Proteomics and Metabolomics Profiling of Gastric Cardia Cancer Reveals Characteristic Dysregulations in Glucose Metabolism |
2010 |
2052 |
Gastric cardia cancer (GCC), which occurs at the gastric-esophageal boundary, is one of the most malignant tumors. Despite its high mortality and morbidity, the molecular mechanism of initiation and progression of this disease is largely unknown. In ... |
| Crystallography, Morphology and Thermal Properties of Starches from Four Different Medicinal Plants of Fritillaria Species |
2006 |
3486 |
To fully understand the medicinal plant, Fritillaria, and its species, we investigated the physical properties of starch contained in four Fritillaria species, Fritillaria thunbergii Miq., Fritillaria ussurensis Maxim., Fritillaria pallidifloca Schre... |
| Determination of 13 Free Fatty Acids in Pheretima Using Ultra-Performance LC-ESI-MS |
2009 |
5217 |
A simple and rapid ultra-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry method for the simultaneous determination of thirteen free fatty acids (FFAs) in Pheretima has been developed and validated. Measurements for each FF... |
| Determination of Daidzein in Rat Plasma by LC |
2008 |
2259 |
Daidzein (4',7-dihydroxylisoflavone), a water-insoluble isoflavone, is mainly present in leguminous plants. This study was aimed at investigating the absorption characteristics of daidzein across the intestinal membranes. Borneol has been used to enh... |
| Distinct Immunosuppressive Effect by Isodon serra Extracts |
2005 |
2756 |
Distinct effect of ent-Kaurene Diterpenoids from Isodon serra on abnormal proliferation of murine lymphocytes was examined with MTT assay and Flow Cytometry Analyses (FCAS). After choosing the most appropriate monomer from these Diterpenoids, we intr... |
| Fingerprint Analysis of Flos Carthami by Pressurized CEC and LC |
2006 |
3158 |
A fingerprint analysis of Flos Carthami was performed using a standardized capillary electrochromatography (CEC) procedure. This procedure was first used to establish the electrochromatographic profile of genuine Flos Carthami from Tacheng, Xinjiang,... |
| The Footprints of Gut Microbial–mammalian Co-Metabolism. |
2011 |
7586 |
Gut microbiota are associated with essential various biological functions in humans through a “network” of microbial–host co-metabolism to process nutrients and drugs and modulate the activities of multiple pathways in organ systems that are linked t... |
| GC-MS with Ethyl Chloroformate Derivatization for Comprehensive Analysis of Metabolites in Serum and its Application to Human Uremia |
2008 |
8202 |
An optimized method based on GC-MS with ethyl chloroformate derivatization has been developed for the comprehensive analysis of endogenous metabolites in serum. Twenty-two reference standards and serum samples were used to validate the proposed metho... |
| GC/MS-Based Urinary Metabolomics Reveals Systematic Differences in Metabolism and Ethanol Response between Sprague–Dawley and Wistar Rats |
2011 |
4264 |
Metabolic differences of experimental animals contribute to pharmacological variations. Sprague–Dawley (SD) and Wistar rats are commonly used experimental rats with similar genetic background, and considered interchangeable in practical researches. I... |
| Gut microbiota: a potential new territory for drug targeting. |
2008 |
8745 |
The significant involvement of the gut microbiota in human health and disease suggests that manipulation of commensal microbial composition through combinations of antibiotics, probiotics and prebiotics could be a novel therapeutic approach. A system... |
| Host-Gut Microbiota Metabolic Interactions |
2012 |
16883 |
The composition and activity of the gut microbiota codevelop with the host from birth and is subject to a complex interplay that depends on the host genome, nutrition, and life-style. The gut microbiota is involved in the regulation of multiple host ... |
| In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of the Anti-Asthmatic Activities of Fractions from Pheretima |
2007 |
4911 |
Pheretima (family Megascolecidae) has been documented as a potent agent for the treatment of cough and breathing difficulty in traditional Chinese medicine for nearly 2000 years. The water extract of Pheretima was separated into three fractions of th... |
| Integrated Profiling of Metabolites and Trace Elements Reveals a Multifaceted Malnutrition in Pregnant Women from a Region with a High Prevalence of Congenital Malformations |
2011 |
3084 |
Considerable evidence from epidemiological and clinical studies demonstrated that maternal nutritional status is closely associated with placental, embryonic, fetal growth and development, and ultimately pregnancy outcomes. In recent years, there has... |
| Inter-Species Transplantation of Gut Microbiota from Human to Pigs |
2007 |
2183 |
Direct research on gut microbiota for understanding its role as 'an important organ' in human individuals is difficult owing to its vast diversity and host specificity as well as ethical concerns. Transplantation of human gut microbiota into surrogat... |
| LC/ESI-MS Method for the Determination of Trimetazidine in Human Plasma: Application to a Bioequivalence Study on Chinese Volunteers |
2007 |
3108 |
A rapid liquid chromatography electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC/ESI-MS) method with good sensitivity and specificity has been developed and validated for the identification and quantification of trimetazidine in human plasma. Trimetazidin... |
| Management of Hepatic Encephalopathy by Traditional Chinese Medicine |
2012 |
3554 |
In spite of the impressive progress in the investigation of hepatic encephalopathy (HE), the complex mechanisms underlying the onset and deterioration of HE are still not fully understood. Currently, none of the existing theories provide conclusive e... |
| Metabolic profiling reveals disorder of amino acid metabolism in various brain regions from a rat model of chronic unpredictable mild stress |
2008 |
3140 |
Chronic stress is closely linked to clinical depression, which could be assessed by a chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) animal model. We present here a GC/MS-based metabolic profiling approach to investigate neurochemical changes in the cerebr... |
| Metabolic Profiling Reveals the Protective Effect of Diammonium Glycyrrhizinate on Acute Hepatic Injury Induced by Carbon Tetrachloride |
2011 |
3171 |
Diammonium glycyrrhizinate (DG), a constitutent of Glycyrrhiza uralensis, has a protective effect on hepatic injury, hepatisis and cirrhosis. To date, the mechanism has been poorly understood, especially at the metabolic level. A metabolomic profilin... |
| Metabolic profiling reveals therapeutic effects of Herba Cistanches in an animal model of hydrocortisone-induced 'kidney-deficiency syndrome' |
2008 |
2388 |
Background: Herba Cistanches (Roucongrong) is effective in treating Shenxu Zheng ('kidneydeficiency syndrome'). However, the mechanisms and systemic metabolic responses to the herbal intervention are unclear.
Methods: Using GC-MS-based metabolic pro... |
| Metabolic profiling using combined GC-MS and LC-MS provides a systems understanding of aristolochic acid-induced nephrotoxicity in rat. |
2007 |
5815 |
We present here a combined GC–MS and LC–MS metabolic profiling approach to unraveling the pathological outcomes of aristolochic acid (AA)-induced nephrotoxicity. Urine samples were analyzed by GC–MS and LC–MS in combination with pattern recognition t... |
| Metabolite Analysis of Human Fecal Water by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry with Ethyl Chloroformate Derivatization |
2009 |
5987 |
Fecal water is a complex mixture of various metabolites with a wide range of physicochemical properties and boiling points. The analytical method developed here provides a qualitative and quantitative gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) anal... |
| Metabolite Profiling of Hemodialysate Using Gas Chromatography Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry |
2011 |
2656 |
Hemodialysis is an important alternative for renal replacement therapy to remove uremic retention solutes (URS) for the uremic syndrome. The metabolites in the hemodialysate directly reflect the efficiency of URS clearance. Here we report a highly se... |
| Metabolite Profiling of Panax notoginseng Using UPLC–ESI-MS |
2008 |
3482 |
The metabolite profiling of different parts of Panax notoginseng was carried out using rapid ultra-performance liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (UPLC–ESI-MS) and multivariate statistical analysis. Principal component an... |
| Metabolomic Evaluation of Di-n-butyl Phthalate-Induced Teratogenesis in Mice |
2011 |
3118 |
Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) has been linked to the neural, reproductive and developmental toxicity. We present here a metabolomic study that characterized the metabolic variations associated with the DBP-induced teratogenesis in maternal and fetal mic... |
| Molecular Profiling of the Clostridium leptum Subgroup in Human Fecal Microflora by PCR-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis and Clone Library Analysis |
2006 |
1248 |
A group-specific PCR-based denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) method was developed and combined with group-specific clone library analysis to investigate the diversity of the Clostridium leptum subgroup in human feces. PCR products (lengt... |
| Nephro-Protective Effect of Kangqianling Decoction on Chronic Renal Failure Rats |
2009 |
2747 |
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Kangqianling decoction (KQL), the modified formulation of a classical Chinese prescription named Taohongsiwu decoction, was clinically employed to treat renal fibrosis in chronic renal failure.
Aim of the study: The p... |
| A Network-Based Analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine Cold and Hot Patterns in Rheumatoid Arthritis |
2012 |
2181 |
Objective- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a heterogeneous disease, and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) can be used to classify RA into different patterns such as cold and hot based on its clinical manifestations. The aim of this study was to investi... |
| An Optimized Procedure for Metabonomic Analysis of Rat Liver Tissue Using Gas Chromatography/Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry |
2010 |
4336 |
In this paper, we present a tissue metabonomic method with an optimized extraction procedure followed by instrumental analysis with gas chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC/TOFMS) and spectral data analysis with multivariate statistics... |
| Potential Metabolite Markers of Schizophrenia |
2011 |
2205 |
Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that affects 0.5–1% of the population worldwide. Current diagnostic methods are based on psychiatric interviews, which are subjective in nature. The lack of disease biomarkers to support objective laboratory ... |
| Protective Effect of Flavonoids from Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi on Cerebral Ischemia Injury |
2006 |
3265 |
The protective effect of flavonoids extracted from Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi on cerebral ischemia injury has been explored in experimental animals. Scutellaria flavonoid (SF) could significantly prolong gasping time (prolonged ratio, 23.79%) and... |
| Simultaneous Determination of 17 Ginsenosides in Rat Urine by Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry with Solid-Phase Extraction |
2007 |
4547 |
A rapid analytical method for quantifying 17 ginsenosides in rat urine by ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) coupled to electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) is described. All analytes were extracted by solid-phase extraction... |
| Structural Shifts of Gut Microbiota as Surrogate Endpoints for Monitoring Host Health Changes Induced by Carcinogen Exposure |
2010 |
2607 |
This study monitored structural shifts of gut microbiota of rats developing precancerous mucosal lesions induced by carcinogen 1,2-dimethyl hydrazine (DMH) treatment using PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and 454 pyrosequencing on t... |
| Terpene Alkaloids from Tripterygium wilfordii |
2005 |
1353 |
Two new sesquiterpene alkaloids, 1ß-hydroxy-2ß,5a,11-triacetoxy-7ß-nicotinoyl-8ß-benzoyl-dihydroagarofuran (1), and 1ß,5a,11-triacetoxy-7ß-nicotinoyl-8ß-benzoyl-dihydroagarofuran (2) were isolated from the xylem of Tripterygium wilfordii, together wi... |
| Two Eudesmane Sesquiterpenes from Laggera pterodonta |
2006 |
1350 |
The phytochemical study of the aerial parts of Laggera pterodonta afforded two new eudesmane sesquiterpenes, 3a,4ß,11-trihydroxyenantioeudesmane (pterodontriol E) (1) and 4ß,8ß,11-trihydroxyenantioeudesmane (pterodontriol F) (2), along with seven kno... |
| Two Eudesmane Sesquiterpenes from Laggera Pterodonta |
2007 |
1450 |
Two new eudesmane sesquiterpenes, 2a-hydroxy pterodontic acid (1) and pterodolide [3a-(2-methyl-2,3-epoxy)-butyric-4a-acetoxy-8ß-ethoxy eudesma-7(11)-en-8a,12-olide (2), along with five known compounds (3–7) were isolated from the aerial parts of Lag... |
| An Ultrasonication-Assisted Extraction and Derivatization Protocol for GC/TOFMS-Based Metabolite Profiling |
2011 |
5562 |
Conventional chemical derivatization of metabolites in biological specimens is time-consuming, which limits the throughput and efficiency of metabolite profiling using a gas chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC/TOFMS) platform. We repo... |
| Urinary Metabolomics as a Potentially Novel Diagnostic and Stratification Tool for Knee Osteoarthritis |
2010 |
3483 |
Metabolomics has been used as a tool in disease diagnosis and phenotype prediction. A urinary metabolomic study based on GC–MS in combination with multivariate statistics was used here to classify between knee osteoarthritis (OA) and healthy controls... |
| Urine Metabolite Profiling Offers Potential Early Diagnosis of Oral Cancer |
2012 |
5019 |
Oral cancer is the sixth most common human cancer, with a high morbidity rate and an overall 5-year survival rate of less than 50%. It is often not diagnosed until it has reached an advanced stage. Therefore, an early diagnostic and stratification st... |
| Using Chinese natural products for diabetes mellitus drug discovery and development |
2007 |
6855 |
This paper provides a review of natural Chinese drug products, including phytochemic compounds, medicinal herbs and multi-component herbal formulae, that have been reported to possess hypoglycemic activity with mechanisms for antidiabetic action. Alo... |
| Waterborne Manganese Exposure Alters Plasma, Brain, and Liver Metabolites Accompanied by Changes in Stereotypic Behaviors |
2012 |
2432 |
Overexposure to waterborne manganese (Mn) is linked with cognitive impairment in children and neurochemical abnormalities in other experimental models. In order to characterize the threshold between Mn-exposure and altered neurochemistry, it is impor... |