粉背含笑，云南东南部木兰科植物一新种

本新种与皱皮杜鹃(Rhododendron wiltonii Hemsl.et Wils.)相近似,区别在于前者叶较小,长6.8～8.0 cm,宽2.0～2.5 cm,叶表面平坦而不呈泡状突起,叶背密被一层黄色至锈红色毡毛,花5～6（～9）朵,较小,长约2.5 cm,易于区别。     

河南槭叶铁线莲(毛茛科)一新变种——无裂槭叶铁线莲

报道了槭叶铁线莲一新变种——无裂槭叶铁线莲Clematis acerifolia Maxim. var. elobata S. X. Yan。该变种与原变种不同在于植株较矮,高不超过20 cm,叶卵形至宽卵形,不分裂,基部宽楔形至近截形,边缘具不规则锯齿。     

Hemiboea rubribracteata Z. Y. Li & Yan Liu,a new species of Hemiboea (Gesneriaceae) from Guangxi,China

A new species of Gesneriaceae, Hemiboea rubribracteata Z. Y. Li & Yan Liu, is described from Guangxi, China. The new species is similar to H. cavaleriei Lévl. in its leaf form, but differs by its robust and rigid stem, red involucre, longer calyx lobes, corolla white and glabrous outside, lower lip of corolla 3-lobed to middle. Key words Hemiboea, Hemiboea rubribracteata Z. Y. Li & Yan Liu, Gesneriaceae, new species, Guangxi, China.     

云南龙血树属(龙舌兰科)一新种——深脉龙血树

描述了龙血树属Dracaena一新种--深脉龙血树D. impressivenia Y. H. Yan &; H. J. Guo, 并绘了线图。该种产于中国云南盈江县, 与矮龙血树D. terniflora Roxb.叶形相似, 但侧脉深陷, 总状花序上具许多每6-9朵簇生的花, 苞片暗红色, 花被伸直, 长3-3.5 cm, 可与后者明显区别。     

External Qi of Yan Xin Qigong induces G2/M arrest and apoptosis of androgen-independent prostate cancer cells by inhibiting Akt and NF-κB pathways

Long-term clinical observations and ongoing studies have shown antitumor effects of external Qi of Yan Xin Qigong (YXQG-EQ) that originated from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). In order to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the antitumor effects of YXQG-EQ, we investigate the effects of YXQG-EQ on growth and apoptosis in androgen-independent prostate cancer PC3 cells. We found that exposure to YXQG-EQ led to G2/M arrest associated with reduced cyclin B1 expression and apoptosis in PC3 cells. YXQG-EQ treatment inhibited constitutive and epidermal growth factor-induced Akt phosphorylation, basal and TNF-α-induced NF-κB activation, and downregulated anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL expression. In contrast, exposure to YXQG-EQ increased phosphorylation of Akt and Erk1/2 in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC), and had no cytotoxic effect on either HUVEC or peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). These results indicate that YXQG-EQ has profound effects on growth and apoptosis of prostate cancer cells by targeting survival pathways including the Akt and NF-κB pathways.     

四味镇痛中药对内腓肽降解酶作用的实验研究

目的 :研究四味镇痛中药对内腓肽降解酶的作用。方法 :从大鼠的肾脏制备含有内腓肽降解酶的物质 ,建立内腓肽降解酶活性检测模型 ;并用此模型观察四味镇痛中药提取物对内腓肽降解酶特别是对中性内肽酶活性 (NEP2 4 .11)的抑制作用。结果 :(1)钩藤和羌活的水提物显示很强的NEP2 4 11酶抑制作用 ;(2 )无论是有机提取物还是水提物 ,延胡索和川芎对NEP2 4 11的抑制作用都弱于钩藤和羌活 ;(3)钩藤和羌活不仅是氨肽酶和中性内肽酶的双重抑制剂 ,而且是氨肽酶、中性内肽酶和血管紧张素转化酶的三重抑制剂。结论 :四味镇痛中药具有不同的镇痛机制 ,其中 ,钩藤和羌活通过抑制氨肽酶和中性内肽酶而发挥镇痛作用     

Lymphocyte-Related Inflammation and Immune-Based Scores Predict Prognosis of Chordoma Patients After Radical Resection

The inflammatory microenvironment plays a critical role in the development and progression of malignancies. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of lymphocyte-related inflammation and immune-based prognostic scores in patients with chordoma after radical resection, including the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), monocyte-lymphocyte ratio (MLR), and systemic immune-inflammation index (SII). A total of 172 consecutive patients with chordoma who underwent radical resection were reviewed. R software was used to randomly select 86 chordoma patients as a training set and 86 chordoma patients as a validation set. Potential prognostic factors were also identified, including age, sex, tumor localization, KPS, Enneking stage, tumor size, and tumor metastasis. Overall survival (OS) was calculated using the Kaplan–Meier method and multivariate Cox regression analyses. NLR, PLR, SII, Enneking stage, tumor differentiation and tumor metastasis were identified as significant factors from the univariate analysis in both the training and validation sets and were subjected to multivariate Cox proportional hazards analysis. The univariate analysis showed that NLR ≥1.65, PLR ≥121, and SII ≥370×10⁹/L were significantly associated with poor OS. In the multivariate Cox proportional hazard analysis, SII, Enneking stage and tumor metastasis were significantly associated with OS. As noninvasive, low-cost, reproducible prognostic biomarkers, NLR, PLR and SII could help predict poor prognosis in patients with chordoma after radical resection. This finding may contribute to the development of more effective tailored therapy according to the characteristics of individual tumors.