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In addition, the comparison of density imaging data also confirmed the accuracy of the fast simulation method.FANT is the acronym of Enhanced Thermal Neutron Source (Fuente Ampliada de Neutrones Térmicos, in Spanish). This is a parallelepiped box of high-density polyethylene moderator and an isotopic neutron source. The moderator has a cylindrical irradiation chamber where a rather uniform thermal neutron flux is obtained. The FANT design was previously optimized and the neutron spectra were estimated by Monte Carlo calculations with the MCNP6.1 code. To check the characteristics of the FANT thermal neutron field, measurements have been performed at the reference point inside the irradiation chamber with a Bonner sphere spectrometer holding a small 6LiI(Eu) thermal neutron detector. To unfold the neutron spectrum BUNKIUT with UTA4 response matrix and NSDann Ver 4.0 codes were used. Some issues have been found and recommendations are made about the use of large BSS inside narrow spaces, and about the capacity of NSDann code to unfold these kind of spectra. However, the results confirm that the moderation process in FANT is very effective and allows obtaining useful thermal neutron fluence rates.This manuscript describes a highly sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method for the determination of dasotraline in human plasma. SP2577 Dasotraline and the internal standard (IS) d4-13C4-dasotraline were extracted from the 0.500-mL plasma pre-mixed with 0.20-mL of 0.5 M sodium bicarbonate solution by a 3-mL of hexane containing 0.7 % sec-butyl alcohol. The organic extract, after dried down, was reconstituted in 150 μL acetonitrile containing 0.1 % formic acid. Forty (40) μL of the resulted sample was injected into LC-MS/MS for analysis. Chromatographic separation was on a Betasil Silica column. MS/MS detection was by monitoring m/z 275→159 and 283→160 for dasotraline and IS, respectively. Peak area ratio of analyte/IS was used for constructing calibration curve and calculating sample concentration. The retention time was ∼3.1 min for both dasotraline and IS. The validated linear range was 5-5000 pg/mL with correlation coefficient r ≥ 0.999. Intra-run precision and accuracy were ≤ 7.3 % CV (n = 6) and 94.4-101.0 % of nominals. Inter-run precision and accuracy were ≤ 4.7 % CV (n = 18) and 96.1-99.8 % of nominals. Plasma sample was confirmed stable for 8 cycles of freeze/thaw, 29 h on bench-top, and up to 977 days of storage at both -20 °C and -70 °C. This method was successfully applied to analyze pharmacokinetic (PK) samples from a single ascending dose (SAD) clinical study with healthy subjects. PK results indicated that dasotraline was slowly absorbed (tmax 10-12 h) and slowly eliminated (terminal elimination half-life, i.e. t1/2 47-77 h) with dose proportional Cmax but slightly greater than dose proportional AUC with increase of dosed amount.
Withaferin A is a functional ingredient of a traditional medicinal plant, Withania somnifera, which has been broadly used in India for protecting against chronic diseases. This bioactive steroidal lactone possesses multiple functions such as anti-oxidation, anti-inflammation, and immunomodulation. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the major health problems worldwide with the high complication, morbidity, and mortality rates. The detailed effects and underlying mechanisms of withaferin A on CKD progression still remain to be clarified.

We aimed to investigate whether withaferin A treatment ameliorates the development of renal fibrosis and its related mechanisms in a CKD mouse model.

A mouse model of unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) was used to mimic the progression of CKD. Male adult C57BL/6J mice were orally administered with 3 mg/kg/day withaferin A for 14 consecutive days after UUO surgery. Candesartan (5mg/kg/day) was used as a positive control.

Both Withaferin A and candesartan treatmentcts against the CKD progression that is, at least in part, associated with the moderation of ER stress-related apoptosis, inflammation, and fibrosis in the kidneys of CKD. Withaferin A may serve as a potential therapeutic agent for the development of CKD.
Increasing evidence has shown that microglia-induced neuroinflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of ischemic stroke. Stepharine, one of the alkaloids extracted from Stephania japonica (Thunb.) Miers, exhibited strong inhibitory effect on microglial overactivation. However, it is not known whether it has the potential to prevent ischemic stroke.

The neuroprotective and anti-neuroinflammatory effects of stepharine were investigated in vivo and in vitro, using a rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated BV-2 cells, respectively.

In vivo, stepharine (500 μg/kg) suppressed neurological deficits scores, brain water content and cerebral infarct volume induced by MCAO. Moreover, stepharine (500 μg/kg) inhibited NeuN
cells loss and Iba-1
cells increase in the MCAO ischemic cortex. In vitro, stepharine (10, 30 μM) substantially inhibited nitric oxide release as well as the mRNA and protein expression of pro-inflammatory mediators [inducible nitric oxideB pathway. These results suggest that stepharine might be a potential therapeutic agent for the treatment of ischemic stroke.
Chaiqin chengqi decoction (CQCQD) is a Chinese herbal formula derived from dachengqi decoction. CQCQD has been used for the management of acute pancreatitis (AP) in the West China Hospital for more than 30 years. Although CQCQD has a well-established clinical efficacy, little is known about its bioactive ingredients, how they interact with different therapeutic targets and the pathways to produce anti-inflammatory effects.

Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and the nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome-mediated pro-inflammatory signaling pathways, play a central role in AP in determining the extent of pancreatic injury and systemic inflammation. In this study, we screened the bioactive ingredients using a pharmacological sub-network analysis based on the TLR4/NLRP3 signaling pathways followed by experimental validation.

The main CQCQD bioactive compounds were identified by UPLC-QTOF/MS. The TLR4/NLRP3 targets in AP for CQCQD active ingredients were confirmed through a pharmacological sub-network analysis.
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