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ArticleThoracic cancer2020

Biodistribution of andrographolide to assess the interior-exterior relationship between the lung and intestine using microPET.

Qi Zhang, Qingxin Cui

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Article in Thoracic cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Qi ZhangCollege of Pharmacy, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Qingxin CuiCollege of Pharmacy, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0781-0749
Nankai University · CN

Funding

Nankai UniversityNational Natural Science Foundation of China 81503214State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology 2018083
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOne classic traditional Chinese medicine theory is that the "lung and intestine are exterior-interiorly related"; however, this has not been confirmed experimentally. The aim of this study was to provide a biological basis for the theory by measuring the tissue distribution of andrographolide.

methodsAcute pneumonia was induced in a mouse model by repeated stimulation with lipopolysaccharide. The distribution of andrographolide in mice was observed by positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with [

resultsThe value of organ uptake, pathological changes and inflammatory factor expression of the lung and intestine were consistent. The concentration of andrographolide in the lung and intestine increased significantly, and was confirmed by pathology and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA).

conclusionsMicro-positron emission tomography (microPET) can be used to visually observe the distribution of medicinal ingredients in vivo, and [

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AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsDiterpenesHumansIntestinesLungMaleMicePositron-Emission TomographyandrographolideAnti-Inflammatory AgentsDiterpenesAndrographolideenteritidisinterior-exterior relationshippneumoniapositron emission tomography

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