简介:Electrophoresis,chromatography,immunoassay,sequencingandothertimeconsumingap-proacheshavebeendevelopedtodetermineDNAbasemismatching,oxidativelesionorstrandbreaks.Sometimes,however,onlyqualitativeinformationisenoughtodecidewhethermutationhashappenedtoDNAanditsextent.Convolutionspectrometry(CS),anewtechniquetodiscoverultrafmedifferenceonultraviolet(UV)absorptionofdifferentsubstances,isoriginallyemployedtofindoutanysubtlemutationofDNAinducedbyUVradiation.Muta-tiveDNAiscomparedwithegocriteriabasedonthespectraoftheformerDNA,anydifferenceisquantitativelyex-pressedbydispersion(5).Visiblechangescannotbeobservedonsecond-derivativespectrauntilthemutationgets5upto11.48%.DimethylsulfoxideisanintensifierofUV254nminducedDNAmutationandprotectorat365nm,whichissimplyconfirmedbyincreasinganddecreasing5.Everyconvolutionproceduretakeslessthan1min.Convolutionspectrometryprovidesafast,simple,sensitiveandinexpensivealternativetodetermineDNAmutation,andtoscreenanti-mutationalmedicines.
简介:Aims:TotaltriterpenoidfromPrunellavulgarisL.(TTP),knownasmedicinehad,hadapreventiveeffectagainsthepaticsteatosisinourpreviouswastoevaluatewhetherTTPcouldimproveliverfibrosisnismofactionofTTPonhepaticstellategrowthfactor(PDGF).atraditionalChinesestudy.Ourobjectiveinratsandtoinvestigatethemecha-cell(HSC)proliferationinducedbyplatelet-derivedgrowthfactor(PDGF).
简介:Aim:TostudytheeffectofEcdysterone(ECR)ontheexpressionofTaufromthecerebralcorticeandhippocampusandbehaviorsinpassiveavoidancereactionandspatialdiscriminationofthemiceinducedbyoverloadaluminumsalt.MethodsFourty-fiveNIHmicewererandomlydividedintofivegroups,thecontrolgroup,themodelgroup,thetreated
简介:AIM:ToexploretheeffectsofCompoundYi-Zhi(YZC)onlearningandmemorycapacityandfreeradicalmetabolisminD-galactoseinducedmicedementiamodel.METHODS:ThemicedementiamodelwasinducedbyadailyD-galactose0.15g/kgscfor45daysandafter5days'D-galactoseinjection,themiceweretreatedwiththreedosesofYZC
简介:Objective:ToexplorethemechanismofEcdysterone(ECR)inpreventionoflearningandmemorydysfunctionoftheratsinducedbyβ-amyloidpeptide(Aβ25-35).Methods:NinetyWistarmaleratswererandomlydividedintofivegroups,thecontrolgroup,themodelgroup,thetreatedgroups(ECR4mg·kg^-1andECR8mg·kg-1andNimodipine
简介:AIMToinvestigatetheeffectsofCapsuleYi-Zhi(CYZ)onlearningandmemorydisorderandbeta-amyloidproteininducedneurotoxieityinrats.MethodsVariousdosesofCYZwereadministeredtoSprague-Dawley(SD)ratsfor8days,twiceaday.Thenscopolaminehydrobromide(Sco)intraperitonealinjectionwasperformedoneachratandthe