ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of reninangiotension system blocking on kallikrein 1 (KLK1) expression in rat kidneys with diabetes nephropathy.MethodsSixty male SD rats were injected with low dosage streptozotocin and fed with high fat and sucrose diets to establish a diabetes nephropathy (DN) model.Then the DN animals were randomly divided into five groups,ten rats in each group,as normal controls (group A),diabetic nephropathy model (group B),benazepril treatment (group C),irbesartan treatment (group D),benazepril combined irbesartan groups (group E).The rats were sacrificed after 8 weeks.The kidney weight/body weight,24hours proteinuria,serum creatinine and urea nitrogen were measured to evaluate renal function.KLK1 was stained by immunohistochemical (IHC)technique in kidneys.ResultsIt was demonstrated that the expression level of KLK1 in group B,C,D,E were significantly higher than that in group A(P<0.01).Compared with the group B,the expression of KLK1 in group C,D,E were increased (P<0.05).Compared with the group C and group D,the KLK1 expression level was elevated in group E (P<0.05).There was no significant difference between the group C and D (P>0.05).ConclusionIt is suggested that benazepril and irbesartan may increase the expression of KLK1 in renal tissues of DN rats by blocking RAS.
ObjectiveTo optimize the spraydrying process for preparing aqueous extracts of orthosiphon stamineus .MethodsThe orthogonal method was adopted to investigate three factors including relative density of the extract,inlet temperature and loading speed regarding the shift rate of rosmarinic acid,the moisture and the yield coefficient as indexes on the process.ResultsThe optimized technological parameters were that setting inlet temperature at 120 ℃,taking the extract at relative density of 1.04 g8226;mL-1,fixing the injection speed at 5 r8226;min-1.ConclusionThe process is scientific and valid,and the product obtained in this way is stable.Therefore,it can provide scientific basis for commercial process.